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Benefits of Aquaculture

The benefits of aquaculture are the advantages gained from cultivating aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and aquatic plants under controlled conditions for food and other uses. Often called fish farming, aquaculture provides a substantial and growing share of the world's seafood, supplying an i…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 2× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2691-6622 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

The benefits of aquaculture are the advantages gained from cultivating aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and aquatic plants under controlled conditions for food and other uses. Often called fish farming, aquaculture provides a substantial and growing share of the world's seafood, supplying an important source of protein and essential nutrients while helping to meet rising food demand. By producing aquatic organisms in managed systems, aquaculture can reduce pressure on wild fish stocks and support more sustainable use of natural resources, and it can also generate income, employment, and economic development, particularly in coastal and rural communities. Realizing these benefits depends on sound practices in areas such as feeding, water quality, breeding, and disease management, which are central concerns of aquaculture research. Within the journal's coverage of aquaculture research and development, related work includes studies on fish-culture practices and challenges, the effects of dietary protein levels and alternative feed ingredients on the growth and feed efficiency of farmed fish, and the reproductive performance of cultured species. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to aquaculture and its contributions to food production, sustainability, and the management of aquatic resources.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 2 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development (ISSN 2691-6622).

Journal editorial board
Mariana Hinzmann · Portugal Miklas Scholz · United Kingdom

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