Abstract
Aquaculture is a production technology with its origins in Egypt and China thousands of years ago. However, aquaculture was not very important in terms of quantity produced until the 1970s. Then, a significant change took place as better control of the production process enabled a number of new technologies and production practices to be developed and implemented. This improved the competitiveness of aquaculture products both as a source of basic food and as a cash crop. The competitiveness of aquaculture has further been increased by the product development and marketing that was possible with a more predictable supply. The combined effect of productivity and market growth has made aquaculture the world’s fastest growing animalbased food sector in recent decades (FAO 2006).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of marine fisheries conservation and management |
| Editors | R. Grafton, R. Hilborn, D. Squires, M. Williams |
| Place of Publication | Oxford |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 60-71 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789832346616 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |