Seafood is a growing part of the economy, but its economic value is diminished by marine
diseases. Infectious diseases are common in the ocean, and here we tabulate 67 examples …

Salmon lice, L epeophtheirus salmonis, are naturally occurring parasites of salmon in sea
water. Intensive salmon farming provides better conditions for parasite growth and …

Aquatic ecosystems are the ultimate sinks for the contaminants. Water contamination is the
outcome of human activities such as urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural …

A focus on ecosystem services (ES) is seen as a means for improving decisionmaking. In the
research to date, the valuation of the material contributions of ecosystems to human well …

Aquaculture is currently the fastest growing animal food production sector and will soon
supply more than half of the world's seafood for human consumption. Continued growth in …

Wild stocks of Pacific salmonids have experienced sharp declines in abundance over the
past century. Consequently, billions of fish are released each year for enhancing abundance …

Antibiotics have been a necessary component of animal husbandry and aquaculture since
they were first used in clinical settings in the 1940s to meet the rising demand for foods …

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an important greenhouse gas (GHG) which has a global warming
potential 310 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) over a hundred year lifespan. N2O is …

This overview examines the status and trends of seafood production, and the positive and
negative impacts of aquaculture on biodiversity conservation. Capture fisheries have been …

Recent increases in the magnitude and rate of environmental change, including habitat loss,
climate change and overexploitation, have been directly linked to the global loss of …