Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development · 2003 · 71 citations · 0 references
Natural ResourcesEnvironmental ManagementFisheriesAquacultureFisheries ManagementFisheries PolicyAquaculture GovernanceAquaculture PolicyAquaculture SystemsEnvironmental Impacts Of AquacultureSustainable AquacultureSustainable Fisheries ManagementAquaculture Impacts ManagementEcosystem-based Aquaculture ManagementFish-farm InteractionsHabitat Impacts Of AquacultureMarine Fish FarmingOverfishing ImpactsResilience Of Fish StocksSalmon Aquaculture Sustainability
Abstract From the docks of declining coastal villages to the desks of corporate and government offices, salmon farming has been hailed as a new hope for the world's ailing offshore fishing industry and a way to reduce pressure on severely depleted fish stocks. However, the aquaculture industry has grown so quickly that, in many areas-including the Pacific Northwest-it has outstripped the wherewithal to address its adverse ecological impacts. Will fish farms, in the end, do more harm than good? Or can they deliver on their sustainable promise?