multi-use platform to allow the next step of research and development. This is even
more important for other stakeholders interested in moving offshore, such as offshore (container) terminals for commercial shipping as well as offshore energy
suppliers (used by energy consumers off the coast to avoid long sea passages to
coastal harbours, such as fisheries, fish processing platforms, deep-sea mining, etc.),
and other related services.
14.5.2 Bremerhaven Declaration
The initial concept for preparing the “Bremerhaven Declaration” was conceived at
the “Marine Resources and Beyond Conference” conducted in 2011 and finalized in
2012 during the “International Workshop on Open Ocean Aquaculture”, both held
in Bremerhaven, Germany. Recognizing that the gap between demand and supply is
increasing on a global scale, it is not surprising that the pressure to pursue offshore
aquaculture development is growing. This is of prime importance in countries
which are not able to install aquaculture operations nearshore. Some of these
countries foster the concept of co-using offshore space. To better organize the wide
range of scientific work in social, technological, economic and natural resources
disciplines with focus on the co-use internationally, the Bremerhaven Declaration
gathers issues on open ocean farming systems in co‐management with the strong
participation of other stakeholders interested in offshore natural resource uses, such
as wind farms, oil rigs or other offshore installations. One major goal was to support
inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation on local, national and international level
and to avoid cost-intensive overlap of research. The participants believed that this
would have the best output this agreement offers ample opportunities to bring
aquaculture production to new levels.
A number of pertinent issues related to open ocean aquaculture and multi-use
with other offshore installations was discussed, by
• recognizing that global food security, human health and overall human welfare
are in serious jeopardy since the production of living marine resources for vital
human foods cannot be sustained by natural fisheries production, even if these
resources are properly managed at levels of optimum sustainable yields;
• realizing that the gap between seafood supply and demand is increasing at an
alarming rate as these are nutrient-dense foods are considered extremely
important for human health and well-being. On the other hand, the development
of aquaculture has been remarkable and today provides more than half of all
seafood destined for human consumption;
• confirming that conventional land-based and coastal aquaculture will continue
to grow, thereby playing in the future a growing role in quality food supply.
However, this much needed development will only delay the widening of the
gap in seafood supply and new and modern technologies such as offshore
farming systems are required to significantly assisting in closing this gap;
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more important for other stakeholders interested in moving offshore, such as offshore (container) terminals for commercial shipping as well as offshore energy
suppliers (used by energy consumers off the coast to avoid long sea passages to
coastal harbours, such as fisheries, fish processing platforms, deep-sea mining, etc.),
and other related services.
14.5.2 Bremerhaven Declaration
The initial concept for preparing the “Bremerhaven Declaration” was conceived at
the “Marine Resources and Beyond Conference” conducted in 2011 and finalized in
2012 during the “International Workshop on Open Ocean Aquaculture”, both held
in Bremerhaven, Germany. Recognizing that the gap between demand and supply is
increasing on a global scale, it is not surprising that the pressure to pursue offshore
aquaculture development is growing. This is of prime importance in countries
which are not able to install aquaculture operations nearshore. Some of these
countries foster the concept of co-using offshore space. To better organize the wide
range of scientific work in social, technological, economic and natural resources
disciplines with focus on the co-use internationally, the Bremerhaven Declaration
gathers issues on open ocean farming systems in co‐management with the strong
participation of other stakeholders interested in offshore natural resource uses, such
as wind farms, oil rigs or other offshore installations. One major goal was to support
inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation on local, national and international level
and to avoid cost-intensive overlap of research. The participants believed that this
would have the best output this agreement offers ample opportunities to bring
aquaculture production to new levels.
A number of pertinent issues related to open ocean aquaculture and multi-use
with other offshore installations was discussed, by
• recognizing that global food security, human health and overall human welfare
are in serious jeopardy since the production of living marine resources for vital
human foods cannot be sustained by natural fisheries production, even if these
resources are properly managed at levels of optimum sustainable yields;
• realizing that the gap between seafood supply and demand is increasing at an
alarming rate as these are nutrient-dense foods are considered extremely
important for human health and well-being. On the other hand, the development
of aquaculture has been remarkable and today provides more than half of all
seafood destined for human consumption;
• confirming that conventional land-based and coastal aquaculture will continue
to grow, thereby playing in the future a growing role in quality food supply.
However, this much needed development will only delay the widening of the
gap in seafood supply and new and modern technologies such as offshore
farming systems are required to significantly assisting in closing this gap;
400
B.H. Buck and R. Langan