Benefits of aquaculture

Some benefits of aquaculture include:

• Reducing fishing activities and allowing the fish population in oceans to be able to reproduce and increase

• Large amounts of species of fish can be produced for consumption without depleting the fish supply in oceans

• Aquaculture farming allows organisms to be grown in a pollutant free environment and controls the nutrients given to ensure healthy growth – this can also maximize the yield

• Employment is provided on aquaculture farms with a range of different jobs

Although aquaculture offers many benefits, there are also views that condemn the practice. Some disadvantages argued are:

• Organisms are genetically modified in some farms

• Large amounts of waste (excess nutrients, faeces from organisms) are collected in one area and sometimes released into the environment causing pollution

• Diseases can be spread easily among the same species and even be transmitted to the organisms in the outer environment.