Globally aquatic capture fisheries production has flatlined. This has driven unprecedented aquaculture development - “the blue revolution”. This poses substantial threats to indigenous species and their habitats. Sustainable development of the industry requires technological developments that enhance productivity while minimising risk to the environment and society.
In Mexico, 80% of capture fisheries are maximally exploited or overexploited. There is no realistic scope for increased natural capture fisheries production to supply an expanding human population. To match this demand aquaculture has expanded exponentially since the 1980s, alongside artificial stocking of capture fisheries within natural inland water bodies. Inland fisheries and aquaculture development in Mexico is largely based on invasive species, and there also concern about habitat alteration and pollution and climatic change. Threats could be mitigated with collaborative research and industry support.
The workshop will provide opportunity for researchers and stakeholders to discuss the current status aquatic environments, the relevance for people who depend upon them. It will provide a horizon scan for the future impacts and potential solutions (rearing systems, species choice, strain selection, genome editing), that can be addressed through collaborative research.
The workshop will be led by researchers from the University of Bristol (Genner) and the Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Hernandez). Genner has research strengths in aquatic ecology, invasive species, tilapiine fishes, genetics and effects of climate change on fisheries. Hernandez has expertise in biotechnology and sustainable resource use, and has developing interests in aquaculture.
In Mexico, 80% of capture fisheries are maximally exploited or overexploited. There is no realistic scope for increased natural capture fisheries production to supply an expanding human population. To match this demand aquaculture has expanded exponentially since the 1980s, alongside artificial stocking of capture fisheries within natural inland water bodies. Inland fisheries and aquaculture development in Mexico is largely based on invasive species, and there also concern about habitat alteration and pollution and climatic change. Threats could be mitigated with collaborative research and industry support.
The workshop will provide opportunity for researchers and stakeholders to discuss the current status aquatic environments, the relevance for people who depend upon them. It will provide a horizon scan for the future impacts and potential solutions (rearing systems, species choice, strain selection, genome editing), that can be addressed through collaborative research.
The workshop will be led by researchers from the University of Bristol (Genner) and the Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Hernandez). Genner has research strengths in aquatic ecology, invasive species, tilapiine fishes, genetics and effects of climate change on fisheries. Hernandez has expertise in biotechnology and sustainable resource use, and has developing interests in aquaculture.