The Future of
Aquaculture
Presented by Zach Hanson

Recent Issues
 Sources says oceans levels of popular fish are
depleting at a high level.
 90% of worlds fisheries are deemed maxed out and or
overexploited.
 Overfishing and high demand for fish products to blame
for shortage.

What is Aquaculture?
 Aquaculture is the farming, raising, and harvesting of
fish and shellfish.
 Aquaculture can be done in lakes, rivers, ponds,
streams, and saltwater.
 The fish and shellfish produced can be used for food,
pharmaceutical, nutritional, and biotechnology
products.

Benefits of Aquaculture
 Boost in aquaculture industry.
 Influx of industry related jobs.
 No increase of fishing on wild fish species.
 Answer to shortage of wanted fish.

Negative Effects of
Aquaculture
 Many popular wanted fish that would be produced
(salmon, tuna, bass, etc.) require the harvesting of
other fish for feed. This would result in a change in the
balance of the ecosystem.
 Risk of fish being raised in tight, inhumane conditions.
 Risk of bacteria and parasites being spread through
mass production of fish.

Sources
 http://www.farmweekly.com.au/news/agriculture/agribus
iness/general-news/aquaculture-farming-the-
sea/2720415.aspx
 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture/what_is_aquacu
lture.html

Questions
 Is this a good answer to the increase in demand for fish
and decrease in supply for fish?
 Do the benefits outweigh the negative effects?
 Are their similar situations in the history of business
that you can compare to this for the right answer?
 Is this more of a business ethics issue or a
environmentalist issue?