By Marlowe HoodPARIS—Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Coastal and inland aquaculture already accounts for more than half of the fish consumed around the world. Raising fish and shellfish in offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion before mid-century. Some 11.4 million square kilometers (4.4 million square miles) of ocean could be developed for fish, and 1.5 million square kilometers for bivalves, such as mussels, the study found. Currently, just over 40 species make up 90 percent of global seafood production.

Source: The Standard August 15, 2017 11:26 UTC