Aquaculture in South Africa - From fingerling to prize catch

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Aquaculture in South Africa: From Fingerling to prize c Atch The Water Wheel March/April 201214 Aquaculture A recently completed project initiated and funded by the Water Research Commission (WRC) has done much to raise the profile of aquaculture in South Africa. Article by Lani van Vuuren. Today, the farming of aquatic organisms, or aquaculture, is the fastest growing animal food producing sector in the world. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), farmed fish now accounts for nearly half of the world’s total food fish consumption.

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