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Many consumers look for an eco-label or rely on a trusted retailer or restaurant to identify sustainable seafood. Certification programs convey this assurance by providing consistent information about the origins, food safety and environmental credentials of seafood. 

Fish protein hydrolysates have been used in the food industry for the development of antioxidants, emulsifiers, flavoring agents, anti-bacterial agents and feed. As natural products, they have a growing acceptance, since natural products are preferred by some consumers over industrial products. 

Korea has always had a love for seafood. Aquaculture is now playing an increasing role in supplying that seafood. High consumption of fish has been associated with a lower risk of metabolic syndrome in men, but not women. 

Seafood has played a prominent role in Japan’s food history. The country helped spread sushi, surimi and tempura, and fish consumption by the Japanese is still among the highest in the world. Their taste for seafood also contributes to better health. 

Impact investment, which seeks environmental and social returns in addition to profits, was examined during a SeaWeb Seafood Summit panel. 

Although researchers in several countries are working to enhance sea urchin fisheries or commercial production, the development of a major commercial industry has been restrained by the lack of cost-effective production technology. 

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture involves cultivating fed species with extractive species that utilize inorganic and organic wastes for their growth. 

Advances in the culture of sea cucumber species are countering the overexploitation of wild populations. Protocols for intensive hatchery production are well established, and juvenile production efficiency has improved. 

In the authors’ recent study, sea cucumbers were added directly to abalone cages with no modifications of the culture equipment to form a simple, low-cost IMTA production system. 

Poaching has plagued South Africa’s abalone to the point of decimation. Aquaculture is putting the shellfish back in the water, and back on menus. 

Author discusses the development of commercial production of artemia biomass in Peru and Ecuador as an important feed for maturation of shrimp broodstock in hatcheries. 

The use of properly and efficiently formulated feeds using least-cost formulation software is an important determinant of a successful crop. 

On the shores of Lake Cahora Bassa, Chicoa Fish Farm hopes to create a ripple effect to improve fish supply and quality of life for an impoverished region. 

The Ecofish project is developing the commercial rearing of Ballan wrasse and methods for use of the fish to control sea lice in cod and salmon cages. 

A project in Canada is assessing the industrial potential for integrated multitrophic aquaculture in raising kelps and blue mussels along with salmon. 

While queen conchs have supported ocean fisheries for centuries, declining populations and catches have prompted management measures and aquaculture development. 

Shrikumar Suryanarayan delivers his PechaKucha presentation at the Global Aquaculture Alliance's annual GOAL conference, held this year in Chennai, India. 

A major environmental concern related to shrimp aquaculture is the potential water pollution from the release of effluent into water bodies.