As global demand for seafood continues to rise, aquaculture—the farming of fish and shellfish—has become an essential part of ...

Farming fish rather than livestock is being seen by some as the answer to sustainable food security. China is the world's biggest farmed seafood producer, providing more than 60% of the world's farmed ...

Aquaculture—the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms—is the world's fastest-growing food production system.

When choosing fish for your seafood dinner, it's tempting to go for the cheapest option. And while we hate to burst your bubble (and your wallet), that affordable farm-raised fish on sale may require ...

LONDON — Nearly half the fish consumed in the world is now farmed rather than caught in the wild, according to figures published today by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization. Fish farming has ...

Right now, there’s legislation before Congress to add basic standards, regulations and safeguards for offshore aquaculture in the U.S., called the AQUAA Act. (Aquaculture means farming fish and ...

Farmed salmon is never as good as wild salmon. Everybody knows that. The taste is duller, the flesh flabbier, the finish forgettable. If I could, I would only eat wild salmon. But I can’t in good ...

People are encouraged to eat more fish to gain its health benefits, but as you up your intake, you may want to take sustainability issues into account. As the world’s population increases, along with ...

The amount of farmed seafood we consume -- as opposed to that taken wild from our waters -- is soaring every year, making aquaculture an ever-more important source for many diets, and a response to ...

Denmark is building the world’s first circular fish farm, Onnest, designed for zero waste, local feed production, and high ...