@article{10902/33181,
year = {2024},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/33181},
abstract = {Aquaculture is a rapidly growing food production technology, but there are significant concerns related to its environmental impact and adverse social effects. We examine aquaculture outcomes in a three pillars of sustainability framework by analyzing data collected using the Aquaculture Performance Indicators. Using this approach, comparable data has been collected for 57 aquaculture systems worldwide on 88 metrics that measure social, economic, or environmental outcomes. We first examine the relationships among the three pillars of sustainability and then analyze performance in the three pillars by technology and species. The results show that economic, social, and environmental outcomes are, on average, mutually reinforced in global aquaculture systems. However, the analysis also shows significant variation in the degree of sustainability in different aquaculture systems, and weak performance of some production systems in some dimensions provides opportunity for innovative policy measures and investment to further align sustainability objectives.},
organization = {Taryn Garlock has received financial support from NIFA Hatch Project #7006413, and Frank Asche has received financial support from NIFA Hatch Project #7004716. Håkan Eggert, Carlos Chávez, Nnaemeka Chukwuone, and Byela Tibesigwa acknowledge financial support from The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) through the Environment for Development Initiative (61050402). Frank Asche and Ragnar Tveteras acknowledge funding from the Norwegian Research Council (CT299404, CT320612, and CT328724). Carlos Chávez acknowledges funding from the project FONDAP 1523A0007. Madan Dey acknowledges funding from USAID (7200AA18CA00030) and Mississippi State University (No. 193900.312455.03C). Ganesh Kumar acknowledges funding from NOAA (NA21OAR4170091). Rasmus Nielsen acknowledges funding from the University of Copenhagen. The views expressed are those of the authors, and not our respective employers or funding agencies. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank.},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
publisher = {Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 5274},
title = {Environmental, economic, and social sustainability in aquaculture: the aquaculture performance indicators},
author = {Garlock, Taryn M. and Asche, Frank and Anderson, James L. and Llorente García, Ignacio},
}