Human activities impact marine ecosystems at a global scale and all levels of complexity of
life. Despite their importance as key players in ecosystem processes, the stress caused to …

Offshore fish farming is predicted to increase in the near future driven by the lack of coastal
space. In this review I discuss the environmental issues of offshore farming from experience …

Aquaculture is a promising source of fish and other aquatic organisms to ensure human food
security but it comes at the price of diverse environmental impacts. Among others, these …

Marine aquaculture is expanding into deeper offshore environments in response to growing
consumer demand for seafood, improved technology, and limited potential to increase wild …

Increasing human population and reliance on aquaculture for seafood will lead to expansion
of the industry in the open ocean. To guide environmentally sustainable expansion, coastal …

The interest to develop an industrialized cultivation of several macroalgae in Europe is
growing rapidly. Here, we demonstrate cultivation of the sugar kelp Saccharina latissima in …

In the 21st century, aquaculture is generally characterized as a foe to conservation efforts.
Yet, much has changed in the two seemingly disparate practices over the last two decades …

Aquaculture surpassed wild fisheries as the largest supplier of fish for human consumption
in 2014 and is expected to supply the majority of seafood for future increases in demand …

Artificial reefs are used around the world for many purposes, including widespread
deployment to increase fishery yields. These reefs are well‐studied from a direct fisheries …

C hile is the second largest producer of farmed salmon in the world. After reaching a peak
harvest of 631 000 tonnes in 2008, a severe sanitary and production crisis triggered a major …