Over the last 20 years, farm-raised fish have become strong
competition for the sales of wild–caught fish. It is expected
that for the first time in history, this will be the year that
humans consume more farm-raised fish than wild-caught fish. This
expectation comes as a result of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization’s 2012 State of World Fisheries and
Aquaculture report, which does say that wild fishing will
continue to play a large role in the industry. However,
aquaculture holds much more promise for the demands of the
increasing human population and declining wild fish populations.
Over harvesting breeds of fish also make it more difficult for
the fishing industry. There have been some some unfortunate side
effects to aquaculture, however, such as deforestation and
disease outbreaks which lead to overuse of antibiotics and
pesticides. As a result, several third-party certification
systems have been put in place to help ensure the safety and
sustainability of aquaculture. There is still a