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Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean

  • Written by Ben Belton, Associate Professor of International Development, Michigan State University
Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the oceanJeremiah Kiarie rounds up tilapia at Green Algae Highland fish farm in central Kenya on April 29, 2017.Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

A tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.”

Optimistic projections say that...

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