ReviewNature2021
A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture.
Review in Nature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 395 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
395 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A review of bacterial disease outbreaks in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reported from 2010 to 2022.Journal of fish diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Seagrass ecosystems reduce disease risk and economic loss in marine farming production.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Pooled it
- How mariculture expansion is dewilding the ocean and its inhabitants.Science advances · 2024Pooled it
- Detection of zoonotic protozoa in raccoons (One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- A microRNA Catalogue for Red Abalone Larvae Reveals Developmental and Acidification-Associated Abundance Patterns.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
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- Evaluating the Processing and Nutrient Digestibility of DefattedMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Oxidative Stability and Nanoencapsulation of Marine Omega-3 LC-PUFAs for Sustainable Aquaculture and Human Health.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Combined Animal and Plant Protein Enable High Fishmeal Replacement inCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- Mariculture Probiotics: A Scoping Review of Research Trends, Knowledge Gaps and Opportunities.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Black soldier fly (Animal nutrition (Zhongguo xu mu shou yi xue hui) · 2026Article
- Cell-retention for lipid production in continuous Schizochytrium limacinum SR21 cultures fed with dark fermentation effluent.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- Bacteriophages AgainstViruses · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiome of Aquatic Organisms: Role in Immunity Formation and Effects on Aquaculture Productivity.Microorganisms · 2026Review
- Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal Intestine and Liver Responses of Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) to Plant Protein Diet.Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Edible Fungi in Functional Aquafeeds: Prebiotic and Immunostimulatory Effects in Commercially Important Farmed Fish.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Twenty-four-hour post-anaesthetic behavioural effects of menthol and thymol compared to conventional anaesthetics in zebrafish.Fish physiology and biochemistry · 2026Article
- Engineering monosex and sterile fish for food production: from conventional methods to CRISPR-based precision.Advanced biotechnology · 2026Review
- Dietary American Cockroach (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
335 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The sustainability of aquaculture has been debated intensely since 2000, when a review on the net contribution of aquaculture to world fish supplies was published in Nature. This paper reviews the developments in global aquaculture from 1997 to 2017, incorporating all industry sub-sectors and highlighting the integration of aquaculture in the global food system. Inland aquaculture-especially in Asia-has contributed the most to global production volumes and food security. Major gains have also occurred in aquaculture feed efficiency and fish nutrition, lowering the fish-in-fish-out ratio for all fed species, although the dependence on marine ingredients persists and reliance on terrestrial ingredients has increased. The culture of both molluscs and seaweed is increasingly recognized for its ecosystem services; however, the quantification, valuation, and market development of these services remain rare. The potential for molluscs and seaweed to support global nutritional security is underexploited. Management of pathogens, parasites, and pests remains a sustainability challenge industry-wide, and the effects of climate change on aquaculture remain uncertain and difficult to validate. Pressure on the aquaculture industry to embrace comprehensive sustainability measures during this 20-year period have improved the governance, technology, siting, and management in many cases.
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