Can Ocean Farms Actually Be More Sustainable Than Even the Most Environmentally-Sensitive Traditional Farms? | Food | AlterNet

Can Ocean Farms Actually Be More Sustainable Than Even the Most Environmentally-Sensitive Traditional Farms? | Food | AlterNet
With nearly 90 percent of large fish stocks threatened by over-fishing and 3.5 billion people dependent on the seas as their primary food source, these ocean farming advocates have concluded that aquaculture is here to stay.

But rather than monolithic factory fish farms, they see the oceans as the home of small-scale farms where complementary species are cultivated to provide food and fuel -- and to clean up the environment and fight climate change. Governed by an ethic of sustainability, they are re-imagining our oceans with the hope of saving us from the grip of the ever-escalating climate, energy, and food crises.