Misconceptions about offshore aquaculture refuted in new paper

Rob Fletcher, The Fish Site Fisheries & Aquaculture

Misconceptions about offshore aquaculture refuted in new paper
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A team of authors with backgrounds in aquaculture production and industry regulation have published a new paper that refutes persistent myths and unfounded criticisms of marine aquaculture. The paper, published in Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, shines a light on repeated – and in some cases unfounded – allegations of environmental degradation and poor animal welfare at offshore aquaculture facilities.

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