#aquaculture News
Carbon & Climate
How do mangroves protect coastal communities from extreme weather?
Facing climate and human threats, mangroves protect communities from storms, erosion and flooding.
Policy & Finance
To save our ocean, we need a sustainable blue economy
Massive investment is needed to deliver the promise of the Ocean Decade, write four researchers.
From sustainability to fishers’ rights, we unpick the biggest legal change to China’s fishing industry since 2000.
Despite their huge potential as blue carbon sinks, the majority are under threat from the cultivation of palm oil, rice and aquaculture at current carbon prices, on top of cyclones and sea-level rise over the next century, researchers warn.
#aquaculture Opinion
Food & Agriculture
How China’s appetite for salmon could reshape global seafood markets
China’s surging demand for farmed salmon is reshaping global seafood trade, with challenges in domestic production highlighting the country's continued reliance on imports.
Food & Agriculture
Can alternative proteins protect the ocean from overfishing?
As the sea is emptied of life to feed a growing human population, innovation in protein sources holds promise in diverting seafood production away from the ocean.
Carbon & Climate
‘No Paris without the ocean’: What role does Southeast Asia play in fighting climate change?
This year at COP28, the Ocean Pavilion’s opening session stressed the need for an effective ocean strategy to limit global warming. But what do terms like ‘ocean-climate’ mean? How can investors and philanthropies contribute to action?
Policy & Finance
Powering the blue economy with blue finance
Attracting much-needed investment into the blue economy can be spurred by tailor-made initiatives.
Food & Agriculture
From farming to female empowerment
#aquaculture Videos
Food & Agriculture
Combining old knowledge and new ideas in fishing in Kalimantan
EB Studio
Smallholder fish farmers in rural Kalimantan are turning towards sustainability, with some assistance from an agribusiness company.
The Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay is looking to build a sustainable marine community that relies on tidal power for low carbon electricity, food security from aquaculture, and eco-tourism for their livelihood. Watch the video here.
#aquaculture Press Releases
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
International Association for Agriculture Sustainability
New models for long-term sustainability development in aquaculture industry
International Association for Agricultural Sustainability
The impact of climate change and the future development of aquaculture
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Australian fisheries seeking sustainability certification largely driven by social responsibility
