Fishing supports the livelihoods of 600 million people around the world. Three billion people rely on fish for 20% of their daily protein intake, while some coastal communities rely on fish for upwards of 70% of daily protein. Harvest of fishery products stabilized at around 90 million tonnes in 1990.
The cultivation of fishery products (fin fish, shellfish, crustaceans, seaweed) took off in the 1990s and now equals the harvest of naturally produced fishery products. Prospects for further growth in cultured fishery products seems good and nations are projecting a doubling of farmed production of fishery products by 2050.
 As with so many things these days, however, climate change may interfere with both natural production of fishery products and expansion of artificial production. This course will review the history of fisheries, their evolution from small scale, community-based enterprises to large scale, highly capitalized global enterprises, their significance socially and economically, and their future prospects in a rapidly changing world.
Presenter:Â Michael Healey
Dates: Â Weds. Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16
Times:Â Â 10am to 12noon
Venue: Gibsons Public Market – Coastal Room
NOTE:Â This Course is also available on Zoom
