BIOLOGY 217-01 Spring 2011 - Sunana Chatrath http://sites.duke.edu/biology217_01_s2011_sc82 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:37:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Aquaculture and the United States: Impacts of Farmed Atlantic Salmon http://sites.duke.edu/biology217_01_s2011_sc82/2011/02/01/hello-world/ http://sites.duke.edu/biology217_01_s2011_sc82/2011/02/01/hello-world/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:09:11 +0000 Sunana Chatrath http://sites.duke.edu/biology217_01_s2011_sc82/?p=1 The process of aquaculture refers to the “breeding, rearing and harvesting” of plants and animals in all types of water environments (18). Aquaculture can be conducted in natural or man-made environments and both marine and freshwater environments. In general, the most commonly “farmed” freshwater species include trout, catfish and tilapia while marine aquaculture commonly produces oysters, clams, mussels, shrimp and salmon (18).

This review of the trends in US aquaculture, with a specific focus on the Atlantic salmon industry, outlines the potential economic, ecological and health impacts of the process and highlights the need for further research on this method of seafood production.


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