Environmental, economic, and social sustainability in aquaculture: the aquaculture performance indicators

Garlock, Taryn; Asche, Frank; Anderson, James L.; Eggert, Håkan; Anderson, Thomas M.; Che, Bin; Chávez, Carlos; Chu, Jingjie; Chukwuone, Nnaemeka; Dey, Madan M.; Fitzsimmons, K.; Flores, Jimely; Guillén, Jordi; Kumar, Ganesh; Liu, Lijun; Llorente, Ignacio; Nguyen, Thi Ly; Nielsen, Rasmus; Pincinato, Ruth Beatriz Mezzalira; Sudhakaran, Pratheesh Omana; Tibesigwa, Byela; Tveterås, Ragnar

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-49556-8

articleNature CommunicationsJun 20, 2024GOLD OA

Environmental, economic, and social sustainability in aquaculture: the aquaculture performance indicators

TGTaryn Garlock FAFrank Asche JLJames L. Anderson HEHåkan Eggert TMThomas M. Anderson

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Abstract

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing food production technology, but there are significant concerns related to its environmental impact and adverse social effects. We examine aquaculture outcomes in a three pillars of sustainability framework by analyzing data collected using the Aquaculture Performance Indicators. Using this approach, comparable data has been collected for 57 aquaculture systems worldwide on 88 metrics that measure social, economic, or environmental outcomes. We first examine the relationships among the three pillars of sustainability and then analyze performance in the three pillars by technology and species. The results show that economic, social, and environmental outcomes are, on average,…

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Aquaculture
Sustainability
Business
Natural resource economics
Fishery
Environmental resource management
Environmental science
Fish <Actinopterygii>

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