Marine fisheries have shown a constant decline in recent years. According to Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) statistics, 74% of the world’s commercially fished species are either depleted (9%), over-fished (18%) or fully fished. Fish growers and scientists agree that the oceans have attained their maximal sustainable yield, if this continues; world fisheries could collapse within a few decades.
Health benefits associated with seafood-based diets have triggered a rise in consumer demand for seafood products. In order to ease the pressure on wild fisheries and to satisfy the growing global consumption of seafood products, fish and seafood must be produced through aquaculture and marine-culture. In response, global aquaculture has been steadily increasing (10% per year) during the last decade, and has been the fastest growing sector in both US and world agricultural industries.
"Open-pond" aquaculture systems are subjected to climatic and other restrictions. The intensive indoor aquaculture facilities designed and supplied by Aquamaof allow for an all year around production of most fish species reared in today's aquaculture market.
The innovative development of AquaMaof's Indoor Aqua-Culture Facilities (IACF) incorporates technology developed by Mr. Gary Myers which is used in one of the only large indoor intensive aquaculture facilities in the US that has been economically viable and successful from startup.
