Le sluagh an t-saoghail a鈥� s矛or f脿s, d猫 cho cudromach 鈥榮 a bhios tuathanachas uisge dha na ginealaichean ri teachd? How important will aquaculture be for future generations?
Fad mh矛ltean bhliadhnaichean tha mac an duine air a鈥� mhuir agus ar lochan a chleachdadh son biadh a lorg. Tha tuathanachas uisge na dh貌igh air a bhith ag 脿iteach lusan agus ag 脿raich bheathaichean sna h-uisgeachan timcheall oirnn.
Tha luach 拢1.8 billean sa ghn矛omhachas dha eaconamaidh na h-Alba gach bliadhna, le 95% a鈥� tighinn 脿 tuathanachas bhradain.
Ach an cois f脿s tuathanachas uisge tha cuideachd draghan mun bhuaidh air an 脿rainneachd. Bho leithid d猫 bhuaidh a th鈥� aig tuathanasan 猫isg air grunnd na mara a thaobh l脿imhseachadh ceimigeach agus salchar 猫isg, agus a鈥� bhuaidh a th鈥� aig mialan-mara air bradan fiadhaich.
A bharrachd air tuathanas bhradain tha iomadh gn猫 eile de thuathanas uisge air nochdadh 鈥� leithid 脿rach bradan leathann, feusgain, eisirean, agus 脿iteach feamainn.
Dhan gn矛omhachas, leis an t-saoghail 70% de dh鈥檜isge, agus gun ach 2% de ar cuid b矛dh a鈥� tighinn bhon mhuir, tha an tarraing agus an cothrom follaiseach.
Le sluagh an t-saoghail a鈥� s矛or fh脿s, agus an t-iarrtas airson biadh, d猫 cho cudromach 鈥榮 a bhios tuathanachas uisge dha na ginealaichean ri teachd?
For thousands of years, man has looked to the seas and lochs as a source of food. Aquaculture is the process of cultivating plants or rearing animals in the waters that surround us.
The industry is currently worth over 拢1.8 billion to the Scottish economy each year, with salmon farming accounting for 95% of that value.
However, with aquaculture鈥檚 growth has come concerns of its impact on the environment, such as the seabed around fish farms from chemical treatment, fish waste and the impact of sea lice on wild salmon.
As well as salmon farming there are also a number of other new forms of aquaculture which have evolved, including halibut, mussel, oyster and seaweed farming. For the industry, with a planet made up of 70% water, and only 2% of our food coming from the sea, there is a clear opportunity.
As the world鈥檚 population rapidly increases, so too does the demand for food. So just how important is aquaculture going to be for future generations?
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