Adverse Effects of the Environment on the Aquaculture Industry in the U.S.

With the ever increasing growth in the population of the world comes the challenge of how to keep up with the demand for food, especially in the shadow of Third World poverty. The sea has always been a rich source of aquatic food for civilizations for several centuries, and both primitive cultures as well as the modern cultures have attempted the concept of harvesting the sea for more desirable varieties of seafood. From the humble …

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