A Global Blue Revolution: Aquaculture Growth Across Regions, Species, and Countries

Garlock, Taryn; Asche, Frank; Anderson, James L.; Bjørndal, Trond; Kumar, Ganesh; Lorenzen, Kai; Ropicki, Andrew; Smith, Martin D.; Tveterås, Ragnar

doi:10.1080/23308249.2019.1678111

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“…Although valuable for forecasting near-term demand, such projections are based on current diet patterns, trade environments, and governance contexts. Their utility can be expanded when coupled with qualitative scenarios to understand the conditions that enable or inhibit nutrition-sensitive aquaculture, such as the role of public and private investments in shaping development trajectories, the trade policy environment, technological innovation and knowledge transfer, and the response of consumers to information and marketing campaigns (Asche 2008;Thong and Solgaard 2017;Garlock et al 2020).…”

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Scenarios for Global Aquaculture and Its Role in Human Nutrition

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Asche

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Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

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Global demand for freshwater and marine foods (i.e., seafood) is rising and an increasing proportion is farmed. Aquaculture encompasses a range of species and cultivation methods, resulting in diverse social, economic, nutritional, and environmental outcomes. As a result, how aquaculture develops will influence human wellbeing and environmental health outcomes. Recognition of this has spurred a push for nutrition-sensitive aquaculture, which aims to benefit public health through the production of diverse, nutrient-rich seafood and enabling equitable access. This article explores plausible aquaculture futures and their role in nutrition security using a qualitative scenario approach. Two dimensions of economic developmentthe degree of globalization and the predominant economic development philosophybound four scenarios representing systems that are either localized or globalized, and orientated toward maximizing sectoral economic growth or to meeting environmental and equity dimensions of sustainability. The potential contribution of aquaculture in improving nutrition security is then evaluated within each scenario. While aquaculture could be "nutrition-sensitive" under any of the scenarios, its contribution to addressing health inequities is more likely in the economic and political context of a more globally harmonized trade environment and where economic policies are oriented toward social equity and environmental sustainability.

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Scenarios for Global Aquaculture and Its Role in Human Nutrition

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“…In 2017 Asia was responsible for over 91% of total aquaculture production, and high value industrial production is a feature of most other top producing regions (Tacon 2020). Thus, such systems disproportionately contribute to the ongoing discourse about global aquaculture production and its future prospects (Garlock et al 2020). Small scale aquaculture in emerging regions is substantially different, but continues to be promoted in many developing countries and through the general rhetoric on aquaculture productivity as a pathway to poverty reduction, improved food security, and healthier diets (Bene et al 2015(Bene et al , 2016Marinda et al 2018;Mohanty et al 2017;Thilsted et al 2016).…”

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The contribution of small-scale, privately owned tropical aquaculture to food security and dietary diversity in Bolivia

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Flaherty

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2020

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New aquaculture systems are emerging in new contexts around the world in part due to aquaculture’s perceived development benefits. However, linkages between aquaculture and food security in these systems are unclear. This study investigated the impact of emerging small-scale, business-oriented fish culture in central Bolivia on the food security and dietary diversity of aquaculture producers (n = 40) and workers (n = 26) in the value chain and compared them to local non-aquaculture farmers (n = 40). Three pathways were investigated: fish consumption, household income, and women’s participation. Food insecurity was widespread and did not vary in a statistically significant way between groups, but a trend toward greater food security amongst aquaculture producers was observed. Dietary diversity was highly homogenous, with the notable exception of high fish consumption amongst producers. Aquaculture was related to higher income, and income has a modest positive effect on food security for aquaculturists and non-aquaculture farmers, but not aquaculture value chain workers. Income did not have an effect on dietary diversity. Women’s involvement in aquaculture was correlated positively to productivity, profitability, and size of operation, while male-only aquaculture was negatively correlated to these. The value chain generated employment, especially for women, but average wages were higher for men. The research provides important insight into aquaculture-food security linkages by showing that the introduction of small-scale business-oriented aquaculture systems can provide nutritious products for regional consumption and can have positive effects on food security but is not sufficient to change local dietary preferences more broadly.

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“…2009; Garlock et al . 2020; Tacon 2020), an important economic activity in the production of food, materials for industrial and pharmaceutical use, and stock for ornamental or repopulation purposes, and accounts for 12 million jobs across the world.…”

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“…2009; Gonzalez‐Laxe 2011; Garlock et al . 2020). These changes have arisen because of major scientific and technical advances, higher levels of specialization in species that yield substantial economic returns, and trade performance (Naylor et al .…”

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Acceptance of aquaculture as compared with traditional fishing in the province of Cadiz (Spain): an empirical study from the standpoint of social carrying capacity

Chico

Biedma‐Ferrer

Sánchez

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Reviews in Aquaculture

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This paper analyses the acceptance of aquaculture compared with fisheries in the province of Cadiz (Spain), in the context of social carrying capacity, the point at which its presence begins to be excessive and leads to significant problems for society. Researchers conducted 558 face‐to‐face surveys to study the societal acceptance of this sector in several dimensions (social, economy, quality, environment, etc.). We have also built an index to measure this acceptance, based on the variables studied to delve into this concept. For this purpose, we have followed a principal component analysis methodology with Varimax rotation, to which we have applied the Dalenius–Hodges stratification procedure. Analysis shows a high level of acceptance for aquaculture, indicating that it is far from its social saturation point. Rather, data indicate that even further development of this activity is advisable. In addition, respondents showed some indifference between socioeconomic and environmental objectives. We can conclude that the general perception of aquaculture is better among men than women, who have greater preferences for traditional fishing, and among higher‐income consumers. Informative campaigns should be organized to target the less convinced consumers, in the context of social carrying capacity. Production systems should be adjusted to improve the existing perception that aquaculture products are less natural; this perception arises from the misuse of chemicals and feeds, factors that are believed to have adverse effects on quality and flavour.

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A Global Blue Revolution: Aquaculture Growth Across Regions, Species, and Countries

Cited by 309 publications

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Scenarios for Global Aquaculture and Its Role in Human Nutrition

Scenarios for Global Aquaculture and Its Role in Human Nutrition

The contribution of small-scale, privately owned tropical aquaculture to food security and dietary diversity in Bolivia

Acceptance of aquaculture as compared with traditional fishing in the province of Cadiz (Spain): an empirical study from the standpoint of social carrying capacity

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