Over China’s long history of aquaculture development, great achievements have been made by enhancing
aquaculture as the major contributor to aquatic products supply, while lessons have also been learnt that
aquaculture has been developing at the cost of environment. Priority is now given to the aquaculture
developmentin the light of green growth, which attaches importance to both environment protection and
high productivity. To sustain Chinese aquaculture in a green-growth manner, polices changes have been
made, a comprehensive legal framework has been developed, and an organized institutional framework
has been set up. The extension of science and technology also serves as the back-up for green growth in
Chinese aquaculture. Chinese aquaculture is still confronted with various challenges, while green growth
will be the key to a more responsible and prosperous aquaculture industry in China.
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