Author Topic: Aquaculturing (Read 216 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** June 23, 2003, 08:13:00 PM »

We all know that the world's oceans are in bad shape. Large fish (tuna etc) populations are down 90% since 1950. The Canadian Cod fishing industry has collapsed. The Gulf of Mexico is heavily over-fished.

So knowing this, I decided to do some research on aquaculturing (growing fish/shrimp on farms). To my surprise, there are very few publicly traded aquaculturing stocks.

Can anyone explain this? Is the industry just too new or are the individual farms too small to be publicly traded?

AKS\/\/ulfe · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2003, 08:25:05 PM »

Thats cuz most "aqua-culturing" is done with Miss Mary Jane.
-SW

Gadfly · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2003, 08:35:10 PM »

The primary problem with aquaculture is that non-domesticated animals can not be produced economically. Even the exceptions, like Salmon or Shrimp, illustrate the problems more than the solutions.

Disease and pollution are the primary problems, both exacerbated by the confined nature of a "farm". Salmon ranching is possible, and oyster reef cultivation works, but neither is what is really considered "aquaculture".

ygsmilo · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2003, 10:42:51 PM »

google up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Seaboard Inc. see what you find.