One of the major bottlenecks for development of the global aquaculture industry in the years to come will be a lack of defined stretches of sea suitable for fish farming.
There are many conditions along a coastline that can make the surrounding sea unsuitable for industrial aquaculture, including pollution, politics, other business activities, weak infrastructure, and climatic conditions.
A strategic resource
In the classical value chain for the aquaculture industry, it is not localities but access to areas to engage in aquaculture, that have become just as important a strategic resource.
