When done in a sustainable way, aquaculture can help solve some of the most pressing issues we face today.
- It delivers nutritious and diverse food to a growing world population.
- It reduces the need to catch more wild fish to meet the increasing demand for fish and therefore contributes to preserving fish stocks.
- It provides food that is fresh and local.
- It produces food and feed with a lower climate and environmental impact than other types of farming.
- It creates much-needed jobs in coastal and rural communities, including the most remote.
- Certain types of aquaculture contribute to the preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity.
