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Aquaculture now accounts for half of the fish consumed globally, according to a recent Stanford study. The more than a decade-long trend toward fish farming is straining the resources of some wild fish species, which are harvested to feed the farmed varieties.
Tagged: Environmental Research, fishing, Environment & Sustainability
Five out of 10 global ecosystems once threatened by overfishing are
on the mend, according to a new study. A collaboration of scientists
from seven countries analyzed fish populations around the world and
found that the mass of fish removed from the ocean every year has
decreased in some fisheries.
Tagged: Environmental Research, fishing, oceans, Environment & Sustainability, Humanities & Sciences