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Aquaculture
Meet the Stakeholders
Jack Morales - A lifetime of fish
Jack Morales spent countless hours as a child helping his mother sell fish at a market in their neighborhood. What he was most curious about was where the fish came from. The answer he was most eager to hear from his mother was that the fish would stop coming. Read more
Meet Dr Petter Arnesen
Long before aquaculture was on the agenda at seafood conferences and featured regularly in seafood trade publications, Dr. Petter Arnesen accepted his first job in the nascent field of aquaculture. “It’s quite simple,” the soft-spoken Norwegian said during an interview in Chile. “If we protect the environment, the fish will be happy. If the fish are happy, the people will be happy.” Read more
A Passion for Molluscs
Joth Davis' life has been consumed by molluscs for almost 40 years. Impressive, especially for somebody who is only in his early 50s! As a child, one of his hobbies was digging for oyster shells at a Native American midden near his home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. When he was in high school, he packed oysters during the Christmas holidays for the Cotuit Oyster Company. During his late teen years and 20s, he studied molluscs (and, more broadly, environmental science) at college and graduate school, worked at several marine labs, and helped raise oysters at a hatchery. Read more
For the Greater Good
Jose Villalon, Director of the WWF Aquaculture Program, talks candidly with Seafood International about the role and the industry's need for a globally recognized eco-label for farmed species. Read more
Belize “Grandma” Dedicates Her Life to Shrimp Farming and the Environment
Linda Thornton is addicted to Belize. She moved there from her home state of Illinois 24 years ago. At the time, she was told by some people that she wouldn’t last a week in this relatively remote and quiet country. Read more
