Let Them Eat Carp: Fish Farms Are Helping to Fight Hunger

摘要

Over the past three decades, the global aquaculture industry has risen from obscurity to become a critical source of food for millions of people. In 1990, only 13 percent of world seafood consumption was farmed; by 2014, aquaculture was providing morethan half of the fish consumed directly by humans (FAO 2018).The boom has made farmed fish like shrimp, tilapia and pangasius catfish - imported from countries such as Thailand, China and Vietnam - an increasingly common sight in European and North American supermarkets. As a result, much research on aquaculture has emphasized production for export.