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Article: Present and future issues in aquaculture.(FORUM)(fishes nutritional aspects and genetics research)
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- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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Our nation's inland waters and coasts provide a wide variety of seafood with diverse health benefits. Fish are high in protein and low in fat, and they have an excellent balance of nutritious fatty acids. As per capita consumption of seafood rises in the United States and throughout the world, ARS scientists across the country are exploring research and development solutions to some of aquaculture's biggest challenges: developing domesticated lines of aquatic animals for farmed production, improving aquatic-animal health and growth efficiency, conserving water resources, and developing novel diets and feed ingredients.
ARS has made significant contributions to ...