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Alien species in aquaculture and biodiversity : a paradox in food production

De Silva, Sena, Nguyen, Thuy, Turchini, Giovanni M., Amarasinghe, Upali and Abery, Nigel 2009, Alien species in aquaculture and biodiversity : a paradox in food production, Ambio : a journal of the human environment, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 24-28.

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Title Alien species in aquaculture and biodiversity : a paradox in food production
Author(s) De Silva, Sena
Nguyen, Thuy
Turchini, Giovanni M.
Amarasinghe, Upali
Abery, Nigel
Journal name Ambio : a journal of the human environment
Volume number 38
Issue number 1
Start page 24
End page 28
Publisher Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien
Place of publication Stockholm, Sweden
Publication date 2009-02
ISSN 0044-7447
1654-7209
0301-0325
Keyword(s) aquaculture
aquatic food products
alien species
biodiversity
Asian inland finfish
Asian aquaculture
Summary Aquaculture is seen as an alternative to meeting the widening gap in global rising demand and decreasing supply for aquatic food products. Asia, the epicenter of the global aquaculture industry, accounts for over 90% of the global aquaculture production quantity and about 80% of the value. Asian aquaculture, as with global aquaculture, is dependent to a significant extent on alien species, as is the case for all the major food crops and husbanded terrestrial animals. However, voluntary and or accidental introduction of exotic aquatic species (alien species) is known to negatively impact local biodiversity. In this relatively young food production industry, mitigating the dependence on alien species, and thereby minimizing potential negative impacts on biodiversity, is an imperative for a sustainable future. In this context an attempt is made in this synthesis to understand such phenomena, especially with reference to Asian inland finfish, the mainstay of global aquaculture production. It is pointed out that there is potential for aquaculture, which is becoming an increasingly important food production process, not to follow the past path of terrestrial food crops and husbanded animals in regard to their negative influences on biodiversity.
Language eng
Field of Research 070401 Aquaculture
Socio Economic Objective 830506 Unprocessed or Minimally Processed Fish
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type C Journal article
HERDC collection year 2009
Copyright notice ©2009, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30020659

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Life and Environmental Sciences
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