These are moi, or Pacific threadfin, being sorted for market after harvest from an offshore aquaculture cage in Hawaii.
Aquaculture, once a fledgling industry, now accounts for 50 percent of the fish consumed globally, according to a new report by an international team of researchers. And while the industry is more efficient than ever, it is also putting a significant strain on marine resources by consuming large amounts of feed made from wild fish harvested from the sea, the authors conclude. Their findings are published in the Sept. 7 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Continue reading… “Half Of Fish Consumed Globally Is Now Raised On Farms, Study Finds”
