Towards sustainable aquaculture

Abstract

Development also demands the global scenario is that by perspective planning and in fisheries, 2000 A D the demand of fresh fish and shellfish is expected to increase to 130 million tonnes, whilo the present production hovers around 100 million tonnes. A bulk of the projected demand as to come from aquaculture, which now accounts for more than 18 million tonnes, a quantum jum b from 1973 when it was hardly 5 million tonnes. The accelerated growth in this sector is expected to double production within the next decade.