All the fish you find at your supermarket were either wild-caught or farm-raised, and there are differences in the final ...

Fish farming seems like a great idea on paper. But a host of environmental problems can plague coastal fisheries, most due to the large amounts of waste generated by these floating factory farms.

Fish farming is most lucrative in places where there are fish; coastal states like California or Louisiana. But in the middle of rural Arizona, where water isn’t as easy to come by, one farmer has ...

Demand for salmon is soaring and is driving expansion of aquaculture—fish farming. For years, environmentalists advised conscientious consumers to avoid farmed salmon, but that's starting to change, ...

HARDANGERSFJORD, NORWAY - Jørgen Wengaard steers around the rocky islands of a fjord, his boat cutting through the water's still surface, sending ripples toward silent forested shores. But here in the ...

Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. It involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that ...

With a growing population, the world is looking more and more to the ocean as a source of food. But wild stocks of fish and other seafoods are being overexploited in many areas. Now, a study from UCLA ...

Conventional farming is found in nearly every culture worldwide. However, many people don't yet utilize the concept of aquaculture, or the cultivation of freshwater and saltwater fish and seafood.

Fish could only be obtained by fishing (fish hunting and gathering) and not by fish farming. Even today in Uganda fish hunting is more practiced than fish farming. Fish farming is one of the economic ...

Atlantic salmon are much more commonly farmed than their Pacific counterparts. After decades of farming, they are fast growing and thought to be fairly resistant to disease. Pictured here are ...

India's fisheries sector is undergoing rapid transformation, with a focus on advancing fish farming practices and promoting sustainability. This sector plays a crucial role on the global stage, as ...