Japan Builds First Offshore Aqua-Farming System
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Fish Site] by Bonnie Waycott - December 14, 2016
JAPAN - Offshore aquaculture, or open ocean aquaculture, is a type of farming where fish farms are moved some distance offshore. Although it's still only a small fraction of global aquaculture, hopes are high that it will play an increasingly important role in meeting the demand for seafood as the world population continues to grow. Meanwhile in Japan, one company has announced plans to build the country's first large-scale offshore aqua-farming system.
Based on high expectations for the development of aquaculture, offshore farming has been receiving considerable attention. Good water qualities in the open sea, for example oxygen conditions, less pollution and less eutrophication, are seen as big advantages...
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