The blue revolution has been brought about in part by a trend towards more healthy eating which has increased the consumption of fish. Additionally, the supply of wild fish is declining, and some species, such as cod, striped sea bass, salmon, haddock, and flounder, have already been overfished. Aquaculture, or fish farming, appears to be a solution to the problems created by the law of supply and demand. Farm-raised fish currently account for about 15% of the market. There are 93 species of fin fish, seven species of shrimp, and six species of crawfish, along with numerous species of clams, oysters and shellfish that are currently being farm raised worldwide.

There are five central components to all fish farming operations: fish, water supply, nutrition, management and a contained method. Ideally, every aspect of the fishes' environment is scientifically controlled by the farmer. The quality...