Aquaculture Production and Its Environmental Sustainability in Thailand: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Autor: Long Tuan Ho, Patrick Sorgeloos, Carl Lachat, Nantida Sutummawong, Tiptiwa Sampantamit, Peter Goethals
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Agriculture and Food Sciences
lcsh:TJ807-830
Geography
Planning and Development
lcsh:Renewable energy sources
Biodiversity
Management
Monitoring
Policy and Law
ECOLOGY
thailand
03 medical and health sciences
FISH
Aquaculture
FOOD
MANAGEMENT
Production (economics)
TECHNOLOGY
Environmental degradation
aquaculture production
lcsh:Environmental sciences
030304 developmental biology
lcsh:GE1-350
0303 health sciences
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
Agroforestry
lcsh:Environmental effects of industries and plants
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Thailand
sustainability
Environmentally friendly
SHRIMP
OPPORTUNITIES
lcsh:TD194-195
Habitat destruction
Agriculture
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sustainability
040102 fisheries
0401 agriculture
forestry
and fisheries
BIODIVERSITY
NUTRITION
Business
FISHERIES
environment
Zdroj: Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 2010 (2020)
SUSTAINABILITY
ISSN: 2071-1050
Popis: Though aquaculture plays an important role in providing foods and healthy diets, there are concerns regarding the environmental sustainability of prevailing practices. This study examines the trends and changes in fisheries originating from aquaculture production in Thailand and provides insights into such production’s environmental impacts and sustainability. Together with an extensive literature review, we investigated a time series of Thai aquaculture production data from 1995 to 2015. Overall, Thai aquaculture production has significantly increased during the last few decades and significantly contributed to socio-economic development. Estimates of total aquaculture production in Thailand have gradually grown from around 0.6 to 0.9 million tons over the last twenty years. Farmed shrimp is the main animal aquatic product, accounting for an estimated 40% of total yields of aquaculture production, closely followed by fish (38%) and mollusk (22%). Estimates over the past decades indicate that around 199470 ha of land is used for aquaculture farming. Out of the total area, 61% is used for freshwater farms, and 39% is used for coastal farms. However, this industry has contributed to environmental degradation, such as habitat destruction, water pollution, and ecological effects. Effective management strategies are urgently needed to minimize the environmental impacts of aquaculture and to ensure it maximally contributes to planetary health. Innovative and practical solutions that rely on diverse technology inputs and smart market-based management approaches that are designed for environmentally friendly aquaculture farming can be the basis for viable long-term solutions for the future.
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