There is a group looking into fish farming Nassau grouper in Nassau, but as it turns out, it's very hard, and not economically/commercially feasible. Plus, aquaculture isn't always the answer for many, many reasons. For example, it takes an incredible amount of fish meal to feed the fish you're trying to farm. So while it solves one problem, it creates another. There are also issues with diseases, parasites, pollution of natural habitats due to excess nutrients being flushed out of aquaculture systems, genetic issues, can eventually threaten the livelihoods of fishermen, etc. There is definitely a lot of scientific research going into fish farming, but it's just not there yet in a way that makes economic or environmental sense.
ks22 says...
There is a group looking into fish farming Nassau grouper in Nassau, but as it turns out, it's very hard, and not economically/commercially feasible. Plus, aquaculture isn't always the answer for many, many reasons. For example, it takes an incredible amount of fish meal to feed the fish you're trying to farm. So while it solves one problem, it creates another. There are also issues with diseases, parasites, pollution of natural habitats due to excess nutrients being flushed out of aquaculture systems, genetic issues, can eventually threaten the livelihoods of fishermen, etc. There is definitely a lot of scientific research going into fish farming, but it's just not there yet in a way that makes economic or environmental sense.
On Nassau grouper under threat from heavy fishing
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