Aquaculture Represented at 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting
American Association for the Advancement of Science addresses questions of seafood supply and sustainability at its annual meeting
At this year's annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), four symposia will explore the growing role of aquaculture in meeting global demand for seafood and the need for sustainable and responsible practices.
NOAA and its partners engage in a wide variety of research and technology development aimed to ensure the environmental and economic sustainability of U.S. aquaculture. See our Science Page for more information.
See below for descriptions of each symposia and abstracts for the panel presentations.
Symposium 1: Can Oceans Help Meet the Century’s Looming Food Security Challenges? Panel Presentations: Meeting Global Protein Demand: Weighing the Impacts of Land and Sea Food Production Role of Large-Scale Industrial Fisheries in Feeding the World Improving Management of Small-Scale Fisheries Holds Potential to Feed More Mouths Land Versus Sea: Do the Oceans Offer the Most Sustainable Way to Feed the World? |
Sunday February 17, 2013: 8:00am-9:30am Symposium 2: Realizing Jacques Cousteau’s Vision of Aqua-Farming Panel Presentations: Sustainable Ingredients for Aquafeeds Responsible Aquaculture by Minimizing Environmental Impacts on Land and Water Responsible Aquaculture Development: A Holistic Approach |
Symposium 3: Weaving the Future Ocean Web Through Collaboration: The Nereus Program Panel Presentations: Weaving the Future Ocean Food Web: The Nereus Program Linkages between the Carbon Cycle and Biota in the Global Ocean Habitat and Fisheries Interactions: Spatial Patterns Under Climate Change Bridging Demand and Supply of Seafood: Sustainable Aquaculture in a Changing World Linking Terrestrial Processes, Coastal Landscapes, and Marine Ecosystems |
Symposium 4: Science’s Role in Developing Aquaculture as a Sustainable Use of the Ocean Panel Presentations: A Framework for Assessing Sustainability of Marine Aquaculture Operations The potential for Seaweed Culture to Provide Ecosystem Services and Useful Products Shellfish Culture: High-Quality Seafood and a Means of Enhancing Ecosystem Services Marine Finfish: Super Chickens of the Sea? Reducing the Fish in Fish Feed: Sciences’ Rush to Develop Alternative Ingredients |
