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Correspondence
Nature 408, 514 (30 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35046272
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Tenure-track Faculty Positions
- University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Professor of Experimental Virology (W3)
- University Hospital Jena, Institute of Virology and Antivirale Therapy
- Jena, Germany
Aquaculture: part of the problem, not a solution
Julio E. Pérez1, Mauro Nirchio2 & Juan A. Gomez3
- Instituto Oceanografico, Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná, Venezuela
- Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Universidad de Oriente, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
- Centro de Ciencias del Mar y Limnológia, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá
Aquaculture is claimed to aid the production of large quantities of low-cost protein-rich food to help feed the world, and to diminish pressure on ocean fisheries. In our opinion, neither of these claims is justified.
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