Aug 5, 2025 · Aquaculture is the farming in fresh and saltwater environments of aquatic animals or plants principally for food. Fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and kelp are a few examples.

Dec 5, 2019 · Shellfish aquaculture is thriving in New England, but future growth in the industry could be stunted as coastal waters in the region become more acidic. Researchers at WHOI have developed …

Nov 21, 2023 · Left to right: Josh Reitsma, fisheries and aquaculture specialist with the Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Marine Program/Woods Hole Sea Grant; Ben Towne, aquatic diagnostic …

Sep 21, 2004 · Aquaculture, or fish farming, is changing how we think about one of our main sources of protein. With many fish stocks shrinking due to overfishing or environmental degradation, …

Aquaculture, or fish farming, is changing how we think about one of our main sources of protein. With many fish stocks shrinking due to overfishing or environmental degradation, aquaculture holds the …

Nov 6, 2025 · Phytoplankton are primary producers of the ocean—the organisms that form the base of the food chain. WHOI explores the microscopic, single-celled organisms.

Feb 10, 2025 · To give kelp a chance against warming ocean temperatures, WHOI scientists identified kelp species with natural adaptations to cope with heat. During the study, researchers photographed …

Sep 21, 2011 · But not the United States. While aquaculture already produces half of the world’s seafood, U.S. aquaculture production has been declining since 2003 and today, the U.S. produces …

Summary In the future, marine aquaculture produc-tion is likely to expand significantly in the United States and abroad. This paper deals with the present and future economic sus-tainability of …

Aquaculture is defined in the 1980 National Aquaculture Act as “the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including, but not limited to, ocean ranching.”