How Aquaculture can be the Savior of Earth's EcoSystem

The food production and supplychain disruptions can be resolved by adopting aquaculture.

FREMONT, CA: The rapid increase in the global population is creating challenges for the food production industry to fulfill the food requirements. Farmers are under tremendous pressure from increasing population and climate change because of global warming.

Extreme changes in production methods, food quality, sustainability, diverse crops, and indoor farming technologies have enabled farmers globally to plan and restructure agriculture strategically.

The Earth's surface is covered by 71 percent water, and 96.5 percent is the ocean. It shows that the ocean can become an important source of life and nutrition if it has a well-maintained ecosystem. Research shows that marine aqua culture can solve many food crisis problems and become an important factor in solving climate change issues. With technological innovation, marine aquaculture can globally revolutionize the agricultural industry.

A resilient food system

There is an immense scarcity of agricultural land for food production. Including the ocean for cultivation can resolve this problem to a large extent. A three-dimensional approach to aquaculture is possible in marine environments. Research suggests that seafood farming can fulfill the protein requirement sparing a vast portion used for meat production. Marine cultivation significantly reduces carbon emissions and improves climate change.

A climate-smart system

Seaweeds play an essential role in controlling carbon emission by isolating and storing the carbon when seaweed fragments break free from agriculture and float in the ocean. New developments in seaweed use in climate-positive end products, such as bioplastics and biochar, have been encouraging. Aside from mitigating the local effects of ocean acidification, seaweed aquaculture also demonstrates its potential to mitigate climate change's impacts on oceans and coastal ecosystems. During photosynthesis in seaweeds, the carbon dioxide dissolved in water converts into growth and oxygen, reducing the ocean acidity level and improving climate change.

A living, learning process

Climate change and carbon pollution significantly impact aquaculture farms, which are not exempt. Shellfish growers are now spending a lot on observing and adjusting water's chemical properties to create a healthy environment for shellfish larvae to grow properly.

Aquaculture can prove to become a savior for the Earth's deteriorating climate and ecosystem. It can immensely help in improving marine economic growth and the development of the coastal community. Aquaculture combined with innovative technologies can bring revolution to food security globally.