Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production.

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Main Authors: Ma, Deqiang, Halpern, Benjamin S, Abrahms, Briana, Allgeier, Jacob, García Molinos, Jorge, Free, Christopher M, Frazier, Melanie, Kaschner, Kristin, Weeks, Brian C, Carter, Neil H
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Published: Nature ecology & evolution 2025
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author Ma, Deqiang
Halpern, Benjamin S
Abrahms, Briana
Allgeier, Jacob
García Molinos, Jorge
Free, Christopher M
Frazier, Melanie
Kaschner, Kristin
Weeks, Brian C
Carter, Neil H
author_facet Ma, Deqiang
Halpern, Benjamin S
Abrahms, Briana
Allgeier, Jacob
García Molinos, Jorge
Free, Christopher M
Frazier, Melanie
Kaschner, Kristin
Weeks, Brian C
Carter, Neil H
Ma, Deqiang
Halpern, Benjamin S
Abrahms, Briana
Allgeier, Jacob
García Molinos, Jorge
Free, Christopher M
Frazier, Melanie
Kaschner, Kristin
Weeks, Brian C
Carter, Neil H
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production. Ma, Deqiang Halpern, Benjamin S Abrahms, Briana Allgeier, Jacob García Molinos, Jorge Free, Christopher M Frazier, Melanie Kaschner, Kristin Weeks, Brian C Carter, Neil H Biodiversity Animals Climate Change Aquaculture Conservation of Natural Resources Strategic Planning Seafood Fisheries Aquatic Organisms Mariculture is one of the fastest growing global markets. Although it has potential to improve livelihoods and facilitate economic growth, it can negatively impact marine biodiversity. Here we estimate local cumulative environmental impacts from current and future (2050) mariculture production on marine biodiversity (20,013 marine fauna), while accounting for species range shifts under climate change. With strategic planning, the 1.82-fold increase in finfish and 2.36-fold increase in bivalve production needed to meet expected global mariculture demand in 2050 could be achieved with up to a 30.5% decrease in cumulative impact to global marine biodiversity. This is because all future mariculture farms are strategically placed in sea areas with the lowest cumulative impact. Our results reveal where and how much mariculture impacts could change in the coming decades and identify pathways for countries to minimize risks under expansion of mariculture and climate change through strategic planning.
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spellingShingle Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production.
Ma, Deqiang
Halpern, Benjamin S
Abrahms, Briana
Allgeier, Jacob
García Molinos, Jorge
Free, Christopher M
Frazier, Melanie
Kaschner, Kristin
Weeks, Brian C
Carter, Neil H
Biodiversity
Animals
Climate Change
Aquaculture
Conservation of Natural Resources
Strategic Planning
Seafood
Fisheries
Aquatic Organisms
Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production. Ma, Deqiang Halpern, Benjamin S Abrahms, Briana Allgeier, Jacob García Molinos, Jorge Free, Christopher M Frazier, Melanie Kaschner, Kristin Weeks, Brian C Carter, Neil H Biodiversity Animals Climate Change Aquaculture Conservation of Natural Resources Strategic Planning Seafood Fisheries Aquatic Organisms Mariculture is one of the fastest growing global markets. Although it has potential to improve livelihoods and facilitate economic growth, it can negatively impact marine biodiversity. Here we estimate local cumulative environmental impacts from current and future (2050) mariculture production on marine biodiversity (20,013 marine fauna), while accounting for species range shifts under climate change. With strategic planning, the 1.82-fold increase in finfish and 2.36-fold increase in bivalve production needed to meet expected global mariculture demand in 2050 could be achieved with up to a 30.5% decrease in cumulative impact to global marine biodiversity. This is because all future mariculture farms are strategically placed in sea areas with the lowest cumulative impact. Our results reveal where and how much mariculture impacts could change in the coming decades and identify pathways for countries to minimize risks under expansion of mariculture and climate change through strategic planning.
title Strategic planning could reduce farm-scale mariculture impacts on marine biodiversity while expanding seafood production.
topic Biodiversity
Animals
Climate Change
Aquaculture
Conservation of Natural Resources
Strategic Planning
Seafood
Fisheries
Aquatic Organisms
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39972197/