Cultured marine species
Many of the living marine resources of the oceans can be successfully
farmed. As with land-based agriculture, this has many advantages:
- production can target selected individual species which can
be mass produced
- species which are rare in the wild can be farmed
- pressure on wild stocks which are becoming overexploited is
reduced
- the potential wild harvest can be exceeded
Aquaculture products can be for:
- human food
- animal food
- manufactured products
- jewellery
- pharmaceuticals
AIMS scientists discover, develop and deliver solutions in existing and
emerging aquaculture ventures.
