In 2011, almost 64 million MT of fish, crustaceans and mollusks
were harvested from aquatic farms worldwide. More than 75% of
this production was achieved through the use of industriallymanufactured
feeds. This contrasts markedly with aquaculture in the
1980s when production was dominated by extensive practices, lowtrophic
level fish and filter-feeding species (FAO, 2012). Today, due to
an increasing global consumer demand, fish and shrimp are farmraised
to reach the market up to twice as fast while allowing yields as
much as 10 times higher than in the early days of aquaculture.