News features and technical articles about the evolution of aquaculture, one of the world’s fastest growing industries.

John Forster

Responsibility

September 1, 2011

Seaweed farming offers avenue toward greater food security

Seaweed farming has both proven history and huge potential. Large-scale farms could produce raw materials for biofuel, aquatic feeds and human consumption.

Aquafeeds

September 1, 2010

Turning to the sea: Can seaweed help us raise more food more efficiently?

Discussion of aquaculture development should consider trophic levels. Seaweed culture, for example, could possibly double plant food production by farming less than 1 percent of the ocean’s surface.

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