Jacques Cousteau

A recent SeafoodIntelligence.com post recalled this quote, worth repeating.

“In his exploitation of the sea man is still a barbarian, a ruthless hunter slaughtering whole species of animals without heeding the consequences. With earth’s burgeoning human populations to feed we must turn to the sea with new understanding and new technology. We need to farm it as we farm the land. This is called mariculture. It has just begun… In such controlled volumes the ideal conditions can be maintained all year and by ensuring fertilization and protecting the larvae from predators, incredibly high yields can be obtained from a number of protein-rich poplulations. High efficiency sea farms totalling the size of Switzerland would produce more food than all fisheries combined.” – Jacques Cousteau, 1973.