Aquaculture (including fish farming)

Farming on land (agriculture) is familiar to everyone, but not all young people will have heard of its water-based equivalent, aquaculture. Just like agriculture, the environmental impact of aquaculture varies depending on which species are being farmed and the methods used.

• Compare and contrast the environmental impact of salmonid (salmon and trout) farming to the farming of bivalve molluscs such as oysters and mussels
• Brainstorm ways that you can make a difference.

Image: Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, taken through glass, in Atlanterhavsparken, Ålesund, Norway Hans-Petter Fjeld, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons