The role of aquaculture in the conservation and management of aquatic resources, both marine and terrestrial, is fundamental, as consistently reiterated by the FAO and the European Union, to preserving the world’s fish stocks, threatened by indiscriminate industrial fishing.

Aquaculture is often called upon to combat environmental change, yet it is often forgotten that it is an innocent victim and is driving the search for adaptation solutions: from water management to invasive species management, to the need to relocate farms to adapt to warming surface waters, not to mention the long-standing problem of anthropogenic pollution.