AGR 2350 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hydrogen Sulfide, Brackish Water, Sustainable Development
19 Oct 2016
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Agr 2350 midterm notes aquaculture industry (prof. moccia) Farming: implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production. Implies individual or corporate ownership of stock being cultivated. The wave of the future: fastest growing sector of agriculture around the world. When needed more, just fished harder, longer, deeper, farther away. Transition of fish supply in only a few decades: from hunting/gathering, to farming. Avg per capita consumption: 19. 2 kg in 2013. Provides 20% of animal protein intake for 3 b people. Supports livelihood of 12% of world"s population. Fish catch rose rapidly to 96 m tonnes in 2000. Estimated to stay 90 in 2030, but population keeps rising. Aquaculture produces 2x as much fish as capture fisheries: aquaculture fish is slowly taking over wild fish. Crustaceans: 9. 7: valued more than molluscs, but quantity produced is less than molluscs. Increases dramatically in 2000 but decreased a little in 2010.
