NMFS: United Nations Endorses New “Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture”
Today, aquaculture or fish farming is producing more food for the world’s growing population than is commercial harvest rom the wild, according to a recent United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report. Ensuring aquaculture grows sustainably is of the utmost importance, said the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), who helped complete the newly released "Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA).“
NMFS experts worked to ensure the needs of North American aquaculture sectors were represented in the guidelines while balancing the needs of countries worldwide.
The authors envision an aquaculture sector that:
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