Halley E. Froehlich|Rebecca R. Gentry|Michael Rust|Dietmar Grimm|Benjamin S. Halpern
Public Perceptions of Aquaculture: Evaluating Spatiotemporal Patterns of Sentiment around the World
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis|University of California, Santa Barbara|University of California, Santa Barbara|NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research|National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|University of California, Santa Barbara|Imperial College London|National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
aquaculture developing rapidly global scale sustainable practices essential part meeting protein requirements ballooning human population locating aquaculture offshore one strategy may help address issues related nearshore development however offshore production nascent distinctions types aquatic farming may fully understood publicimportant collaboration research development evaluate report knowledge first multinational quantification relative sentiments opinions public around distinct forms aquaculture using thousands newspaper headlines ntotal 1596 developed countries 26 developing 42 nations ranging periods 1984 2015 found expanding positive trend general aquaculture coverage marine offshore appeared negative overall developing regions published proportionally positive negative headlines developed countries case studies government collected public comments ntotal 1585 united states america usa new zealand mirrored media sentiments offshore perception particularly negative usa also found public sentiment may influenced local environmental disasters directly related aquaculture eg oil spills countries voiced concern environmental impacts concerns tended generalized rather targeted issues two factors could inhibiting informed discussion decisions offshore aquaculture lack applicable knowledge actual local development issues better communication investigation real versus perceived impacts aquaculture could aid clarifying debate aquaculture help support future sustainable growth