CHANGING SEAS: FARMING THE SEAS

Tuesday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m. 

An ever-growing demand for fresh seafood has pushed wild stocks around the world to the brink. Aquaculture is one alternative to meet the increasing need for fish and crustaceans.  Some aquaculture methods have been highly criticized for their negative environmental impacts, but other, more environmentally friendly techniques, are being perfected at various research institutions in Florida. Changing Seas meets former gill-net fishermen turned clam-farmers and visits re-circulating aquaculture systems which make it possible to grow seafood inland. These systems produce fish for food production and to replenish depleted wild populations coveted by Florida’s huge recreational fishing community.

Fun Facts about our oceans