Articles & Reports

General Trends in Fisheries, Aquaculture

FAO (2006) – The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture

FAO (2003) – Aquaculture rapidly growing

Aquaculture and the Environment, Health

Issues in Ecology 8 (2001): Effects of Aquaculture on World Fish Supplies

The Ocean Conservancy (2004): Position Statement on Finfish & Open-Ocean Aquaculture

World Wildlife Federation (2006): Aquaculture and the Environment

National Geographic’s The Green Guide 121 (July-August 2007): Fish Out of Ocean Water

Closing the Net on Sea Cage Fish Farming. Keynote paper presented by Don Staniford at “Charting the Best Course: The Future of Mariculture in Australia’s Marine Environment” (27August 2003)

NPR: Science Friday Podcast: “Eating Locally” (2007) [Audio MP3 file]

Recommended Transition to Closed Containment Aquaculture Systems in British Columbia, Canada

Intrafish (2007) – Report Recommends BC Farms Convert to Closed-Containment Systems

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture. Final Report Volume 1 (May 2007)


Report Recommendations Excerpted from Volume 1

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia: Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture. Final Report Volume 2 (May 2007)

CBC News (2007) – BC urged to ban open-net fish farms within 5 years