Not long after agriculture was domesticated, aquaculture emerged. This multi-billion-dollar industry is expanding to meet growing demand. Dominated by Asian countries, aquaculture production threatens Blue Carbon Zones from Chile to Egypt, Australia to Mexico. In Part I of this episode, Jorden and Kimberly consider how aquaculture is a threat to the planet, but can be the key to sustainable freshwater and saltwater food production.
Key Topics Jorden and Kimberly discuss include:
How to save a fishing industry from total collapse
Why not all farmed fish is spawned equally
How a Japanese university beat the odds on tuna ranching
Why the sustainability issues aquaculture faces aren’t far from those for agriculture
Why aquaculture might be the best way to promote ocean and freshwater conservation
Recommended Resources
The FAO’s 2024 Report on the aquaculture industry
Global aquaculture production statistics
Africa’s aquaculture leader, interestingly, in a 2025 Foreign Service Report by the US Dept. of Agriculture
Kimberly’s Substack newsletter post
