Marine aquaculture is still at its initial stages of development.
Yes. Of course, It would be final distention for mariculture in front of human in new century.
In my country (Iran) some marine cultured fish were nominated for cage culture in south of Iran such as Sparidentex hasta, Barbus grypus.
It is a topical issue, since the rarefaction of the marine resource to feed aquaculture fish which are mostly carnivores, we wonder about the success of herbivorous marine fish such as (Siganus argenteus and other species )I think it's interesting to explore this idea of herbivorous fishes.
Cobia has already been introduced in Tamil Nadu being cultured in off shore cages. Mahi mahi is one which has a great potential.
Huon Aquaculture is trialling Kingfish aquaculture off the coast of Port Stephens. So far it's going much better than expected, fish are growing extremely rapidly.
It is very important to support the farming of Barbus grypus
I think ths document (available on
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5555e.pdf) will be useful for the first part of your question.
For the second part, it depends of climate conditions and eating habits of different regions in the world
I am not in favor of introducing new species into an area where they do not naturally occur, even in an aquaculture environment. The literature is replete with examples of exotic fish species in aquaculture exscaping and there by becoming invasive species, which are almost always disruptive.
The following species are fast growing, their biological and economical potential :
a-- warm-water marine cage culture: For
meagre (Argyrosomus regius)
b- For warm- and cool-water marine cage culture:
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) for wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)
c- For marine cold-water culture:
Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
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