RAS vs Offshore Aquaculture: Two Approaches to Sustainable Aquaculture Expansion
The strategic challenge facing aquaculture Global aquaculture is expected to play an increasingly important role in meeting the growing demand for aquatic foods while reducing pressure on capture fisheries. At the same time, future expansion must address challenges related to environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, and climate resilience. Consequently, considerable attention has been directed toward production systems that can increase aquaculture output while minimizing environmental impacts. Among the approaches receiving significant attention are offshore aquaculture and land-based Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) . Although both aim to support sustainable aquaculture development, they achieve this objective through fundamentally different production strategies. Offshore aquaculture: Expanding production into marine waters https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7468en Offshore aquaculture seeks to relocate fish farming operations from sheltered coastal environme...