Source: UPI/Brooks Hays – September 16, 2016 in Environment
Photo: NOAA National Ocean Service
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., (UPI) — What does the future of sustainable seafood look like? That’s what scientists at the University of California are asking themselves as they consider how the world will feed its growing population.
Some researchers believe farmed fish is the only viable way to meet the growing demand for animal protein — a demand that’s expected to double over the next 40 years.
UC Santa Barbara‘s Steve Gaines, a professor of ecology and marine biology, is one of those researchers.
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