Worldwatch Report 176: Table of Contents

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Farming Fish for the Future

ISBN 13: 978-1878071835
Publication Date: Sept. 2008
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50 pages

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Summary	5
A Different Sort of Salmon	7
The Promise of Renewables	13
From Ornamental Ponds to Industrial Aquaculture	11
“Reducing” Fish to Produce Fish	17
Fish Farming for Restoration	22
A Shift in Mindset	27
Toward Sustainable Aquaculture Standards	32
Endnotes	37
Index	43
Figures, Tables, and Sidebars
Figure 1. World Aquaculture Production, 1950–2006	8
Figure 2. Top Aquaculture Species, 2006	9
Figure 3. Top Aquaculture-Producing Countries, 2006	12
Figure 4. Farmed Shrimp and Salmon Production, 1950–2006	17
Table 1. Changes in Price and Production, Selected Aquaculture Species	14
Table 2. Energy Required to Produce Edible Proteins from Aquaculture versus Capture Fisheries and Animal Agriculture	21
Sidebar 1. Factory Farming at Sea	13
Sidebar 2. Open-Ocean Aquaculture	15
Sidebar 3. Eating Little Fish to Save Big Ones	19
Sidebar 4. Fish Farms Move from Ocean to Warehouse	23
Sidebar 5. Farmed Fish and Your Health: To Eat or Not to Eat?	28
Sidebar 6. Africa’s Untapped Fish Farms	29

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