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Nature 408, 514 (30 November 2000) | doi:10.1038/35046272

Aquaculture: part of the problem, not a solution

Julio E. Pérez1, Mauro Nirchio2 & Juan A. Gomez3

  1. Instituto Oceanografico, Universidad de Oriente, Cumaná, Venezuela
  2. Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas del Mar, Universidad de Oriente, Isla de Margarita, Venezuela
  3. 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.