An aquaculture cage floats in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico. (NOAA) Floating cages with fish by the thousands may be popping in the Gulf of Mexico under a controversial plan that was backed by ...

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Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

This victory is yet another major legal rebuke to the federal government's continuing attempts to establish aquaculture in U.S. ocean waters. This victory is yet another major legal rebuke to the ...

Overfishing has put exorbitant stress on our oceans. But there is a solution: Aquaculture—otherwise known as fish farming—is the practice of growing and harvesting fish in a controlled, regulated and ...

It has been claimed that fish farming is a sustainable source of food that will help us feed the growing global human population while protecting wild fish populations – but this isn’t true. “Fish ...

Aquaculture—the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms—is the world's fastest-growing food production system. The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth ...

For some time now, I have been interested in what is popularly called cultured meat, or cultivated meat, or lab-grown meat. My family and friends are mostly horrified by the idea of synthetic food, ...

In Kenya, small-scale onshore aquaculture combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security and incomes for smallholder farmers. Though most of these farms are quite small, a ...

Aquaculture—the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms—is the world's fastest-growing food production system. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The sharpest growth ...