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Aquaculture is dependent on ocean fishing

• maxbond 4y ago
  To catch fry right? This is a good point but it does seem like it would be possible to overcome with better aquaculture technology (eg, the ability to breed fry in captivity). I'm certainly not an expert in aquaculture, I've done a small amount of work with aquaponics systems and am more bullish on spirulina and chlorella cultivation (algae cultivation) than aquaculture, but aquaculture seemed more relevant as a drop in replacement for fishing. Consider it a metanym of for the technology that best meets the needs a given local community, using the resources which are available in that environment, while doing the least harm to the environment which is possible given the constraints. I'm not an absolutist, and my goal is to argue against a false dichotomy rather than to advocate for any particular technology. Sustainability necessarily means taking into account the resources available in a given local environment, so the question of whether a given technology is useful or sustainable only has meaning if we flesh out that context.