Trends in aquaculture production and its role in meeting human protein needs ...

• Main Author: Lin, Zhi Ying
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2009
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0058341; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0058341

Regional and global trends in aquaculture production, value and price are assessed for the last 30 years relative to trends in wild caught species. Based on data from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for aquaculture production, data is extracted for the first time to address regional (Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania and Asia) trends in production focused on the top five aquaculture produced species. Previous uses of the database have largely focused on global production. Of the top five species (whiteleg shrimp Penaeus vannamei, Atlantic salmon Salmo salar, silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, common carp Cyprinus carpio, and giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon), Asia accounts for most of the global production (with the exception of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar). The central issue considered in this thesis concerns the likelihood and capacity of aquaculture production of fish and shellfish protein for human ...