The demand for fish is expected to rise substantially by 2020. Although aquaculture must
provide much of the additional fish, it remains to be seen whether restored or enhanced …

There are concerns about the sustainability of the world's capture fisheries at the current
total level of∼ 96 million tons per year. The warning signals are an increase in the …

Many of the world's fisheries are in trouble-they no longer yield the catches, and potential
profits, they once did. The habitats that support fisheries have been damaged by pollution …

Successful stock enhancement or restocking requires a thorough understanding of the
ecological processes that provide a potential for stocking within different ecosystems, ie …

The growing number of countries investigating the potential for releasing cultured juveniles
to augment coastal fisheries resulted in the First International Symposium on Stock …

Fisheries enhancement is an important strategy for maintaining and improving fisheries
productivity, and addressing some of the other contemporary challenges facing marine …

Aquaculture-based enhancement of marine fisheries includes sea ranching, stock
enhancement, and restocking. A rapidly evolving context and maturing science base have …

This article synthesizes information on marine and estuarine release programs in Australia
and evaluates potential opportunities for stock enhancement. In Australia, the scale of …

Marine stock enhancement is a set of management approaches involving the release of
cultured organisms to enhance or restore fisheries. Such practices, including sea ranching …

Enhancements are interventions in the life cycle of common-pool aquatic resources. Â
Enhancement technologies include culture-based fisheries, habitat modifications …