Overfishing and environmental damage are sapping the productivity of the world’s oceans. The growing demand for fish is increasingly being met by aquaculture, in which fish and crustaceans are raised in captivity. Aquaculture is booming, and the supply of fishmeal, the traditional diet, can’t keep pace, creating an opportunity to create fish food from crops.
Western Producer reporter Sean Pratt measures the size of this opportunity and what must be done to capitalize on it.
