Environmental, economic, and social sustainability in aquaculture: the aquaculture performance indicators

Taryn M. Garlock, Frank Asche (), James Anderson, Håkan Eggert, Thomas M. Anderson, Bin Che, Carlos Chavez, Jingjie Chu, Nnaemeka Chukwuone, Madan M. Dey, Kevin Fitzsimmons, Jimely Flores, Jordi Guillen, Ganesh Kumar, Lijun Liu, Ignacio Llorente, Ly Nguyen, Rasmus Nielsen, Ruth B. M. Pincinato, Pratheesh O. Sudhakaran, Byela Tibesigwa and Ragnar Tveteras
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Taryn M. Garlock: Auburn University
Frank Asche: University of Florida
Thomas M. Anderson: University of Florida
Bin Che: Shanghai Ocean University
Jingjie Chu: The World Bank
Nnaemeka Chukwuone: University of Nigeria Nsukka
Madan M. Dey: Texas State University
Kevin Fitzsimmons: University of Arizona
Jimely Flores: Environmental Defense Fund
Jordi Guillen: European Commission Joint Research Centre
Ganesh Kumar: Mississippi State University
Lijun Liu: University of Florida
Ignacio Llorente: Universidad de Cantabria
Ly Nguyen: Florida A&M University
Rasmus Nielsen: University of Copenhagen
Ruth B. M. Pincinato: University of Stavanger
Pratheesh O. Sudhakaran: Texas State University
Byela Tibesigwa: University of Dar Es Salaam
Ragnar Tveteras: University of Stavanger

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Aquaculture is a rapidly growing food production technology, but there are significant concerns related to its environmental impact and adverse social effects. We examine aquaculture outcomes in a three pillars of sustainability framework by analyzing data collected using the Aquaculture Performance Indicators. Using this approach, comparable data has been collected for 57 aquaculture systems worldwide on 88 metrics that measure social, economic, or environmental outcomes. We first examine the relationships among the three pillars of sustainability and then analyze performance in the three pillars by technology and species. The results show that economic, social, and environmental outcomes are, on average, mutually reinforced in global aquaculture systems. However, the analysis also shows significant variation in the degree of sustainability in different aquaculture systems, and weak performance of some production systems in some dimensions provides opportunity for innovative policy measures and investment to further align sustainability objectives.

Date: 2024
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