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MEETING THE NEEDS FOR MORE FISH THROUGH AQUACULTURE

Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, S2S, 18 Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119227, Singapore

E-mail Address: tmsdhg@nus.edu.sg

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T. J. LAM

Tropical Marine Science Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore

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Abstract

Fish is one of the major sources of animal protein. Due to rising world populations, increasing income and urbanization, demand for fish has been increasing. In order to meet the need for more fish, aquaculture has become increasingly important as wild populations and production from capture fisheries have declined due to overfishing and poor management. In recent years, production from aquaculture has increased rapidly to address the shortfalls in capture fisheries, especially in Asia where aquaculture production accounts for about 90% of world aquaculture production by volume. This paper reviews the status of the world’s fish production, provides an update on Asian aquaculture, and highlights developments that are contributing to sustainable fish production, particularly integrated multi-trophic aquaculture and aquaponics.

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