182
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Article

Recirculating aquaculture system-based production as a pathway to increase aquaculture in developed countries: The case of United States aquaculture

, , &

References

  • Abate, T. G., Nielsen, R., & Tveterås, R. (2016). Stringency of environmental regulation and aquaculture growth: A cross-country analysis. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 20(2), 201–221. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2016.1156191
  • Abolofia, J., Asche, F., & Wilen, J. E. (2017). The cost of lice: Quantifying the impacts of parasitic sea lice on farmed salmon. Marine Resource Economics, 32(3), 329–349. https://doi.org/10.1086/691981
  • Afewerki, S., Asche, F., Misund, B., Thorvaldsen, T., & Tveteras, R. (2023). Innovation in the Norwegian aquaculture industry. Reviews in Aquaculture, 15(2), 759–771. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12755
  • Ahmed, N., & Turchini, G. M. (2021). Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS): Environmental solution and climate change adaptation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 297, 126604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126604
  • Anderson, J. L., Asche, F., & Garlock, T. (2019). Economics of aquaculture policy and regulation. Annual Review of Resource Economics, 11(1), 101–123. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-100518-093750
  • Asche, F. (2008). Farming the sea. Marine Resource Economics, 23(4), 527–547. https://doi.org/10.1086/mre.23.4.42629678
  • Asche, F., Anderson, J. L., Botta, R., Kumar, G., Abrahamsen, E. B., Nguyen, L. T., & Valderrama, D. (2021). The economics of shrimp disease. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 186, 107397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2020.107397
  • Asche, F., Bronnmann, J., & Cojocaru, A. L. (2021). The value of responsibly farmed fish: A hedonic price study of ASC-certified whitefish. Ecological Economics, 188, 107135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107135
  • Asche, F., Eggert, H., Oglend, A., Roheim, C. A., & Smith, M. D. (2022). Aquaculture: Externalities and policy options. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 16(2), 282–305. https://doi.org/10.1086/721055
  • Asche, F., Garlock, T., Camp, E., Guillen, J., Kumar, G., Llorente, I., & Shamshak, G. (2022). Market opportunities for US aquaculture producers: the case of Branzino. Marine Resource Economics, 37(2), 221–233. https://doi.org/10.1086/718437
  • Asche, F., & Oglend, A. (2016). The relationship between input-factor and output prices in commodity industries: The case of Norwegian salmon aquaculture. Journal of Commodity Markets, 1(1), 35–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomm.2015.11.001
  • Asche, F., Oglend, A., & Kleppe, T. (2017). Price dynamics in biological production processes exposed to environmental shocks. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 99(5), 1246–1264. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aax048
  • Asche, F., Oglend, A., & Smith, M. D. (2022). Global markets and the commons: The role of imports in the US wild-caught shrimp market. Environmental Research Letters, 17(4), 045023. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac5b3e
  • Asche, F., & Roll, K. H. (2013). Determinants of inefficiency in Norwegian salmon aquaculture. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 17(3), 300–321. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2013.812154
  • Asche, F., & Smith, M. D. (2018, April). Induced innovation in fisheries and aquaculture. Food Policy. 76, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2018.02.002
  • Asche, F., Yang, B., Gephart, J. A., Smith, M. D., Anderson, J. L., Camp, E. V., Garlock, T. M., Love, D. C., Oglend, A., & Straume, H. M. (2022). China’s seafood imports—Not for domestic consumption? Science, 375(6579), 386–388. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abl4756
  • Atlantic Sapphire. (2023). Annual report 2022. https://atlanticsapphire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230420-Atlantic-Sapphire-ASA-Integrated-Annual-Report-for-2022.pdf
  • Bergesen, O., & Tveterås, R. (2019). Innovation in seafood value chains: the case of Norway. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 23(3), 292–320. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2019.1632391
  • Berleant, A. (2023, June 26). Marine finfish aquaculture legislation signed into law. The Ellsworth American. https://www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/waterfront/marine-finfish-aquaculture-legislation-signed-into-law/article_c2639b9e-142d-11ee-b97b-4bbab6cbbc4b.html
  • Birkenbach, A., Cojocaru, A., Asche, F., Guttormsen, A. G., & Smith, M. D. (2020). Seasonal harvest patterns in multispecies fisheries. Environmental and Resource Economics, 75(3), 631–655. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00402-7
  • Birkenbach, A. M., Kaczan, D. J., & Smith, M. D. (2017). Catch shares slow the race to fish. Nature, 544(7649), 223–226. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21728
  • Birkenbach, A. M., Kaczan, D. J., Smith, M. D., Ardini, G., Holland, D. S., Lee, M. Y., Lipton, D., & Travis, M. D. (2023). Do catch shares increase prices? Evidence from US fisheries. Marine Resource Economics, 38(3), 203–228. https://doi.org/10.1086/725010
  • Bjørndal, T., & Tusvik, A. (2019). Economic analysis of land based farming of salmon. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 23(4), 449–475. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2019.1654558
  • Boldt, N. C., Engle, C. R., van Senten, J., Cassiano, E. J., & DiMaggio, M. A. (2023). A regulatory cost assessment of ornamental aquaculture farms in Florida. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 54(3), 714–733. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12881
  • Bostock, J., McAndrew, B., Richards, R., Jauncey, K., Telfer, T., Lorenzen, K., Little, D., Ross, L., Handisyde, N., Gatward, I., & Corner, R. (2010). Aquaculture: global status and trends. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, 365(1554), 2897–2912. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0170
  • Botta, R., Asche, F., Borsum, J. S., & Camp, E. V. (2020). A review of global oyster aquaculture production and consumption. Marine Policy, 117, 103952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103952
  • Chase, C. (2023, February 1). US RAS shrimp farms still “boutique”, but innovations leading to greater production. SeafoodSource. https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/us-ras-shrimp-farms-still-boutique-but-innovations-leading-to-greater-production
  • Dalsgaard, J., Lund, I., Thorarinsdottir, R., Drengstig, A., Arvonen, K., & Pedersen, P. B. (2013). Farming different species in RAS in Nordic countries: Current status and future perspectives. Aquacultural Engineering, 53, 2–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2012.11.008
  • Dalton, T. M., & Jin, D. (2018). Attitudinal factors and personal characteristics influence support for shellfish aquaculture in Rhode Island (US) coastal waters. Environmental Management, 61(5), 848–859. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-018-1011-z
  • DNB Markets. (2017). Seafood—Special report: Deep dive into land-based farming. Research report prepared by DNB Markets, a division of DNB Bank ASA.
  • Edwards, P., Zhang, W., Belton, B., & Little, D. C. (2019). Misunderstandings, myths and mantras in aquaculture: Its contribution to world food supplies has been systematically over reported. Marine Policy, 106, 103547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.103547
  • Engle, C. R. (2023). The economics of recirculating aquaculture systems. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 54(4), 782–785. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.13004
  • Engle, C. R., Kumar, G., & van Senten, J. (2020). Cost drivers and profitability of US pond, raceway, and RAS aquaculture. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 51(4), 847–873. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12706
  • Engle, C. R., & Stone, N. M. (2013). Competitiveness of US aquaculture within the current US regulatory framework. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 17(3), 251–280. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2013.812158
  • Engle, C. R., & van Senten, J. (2023). US hybrid striped bass and red drum farms: Economic effects of the US regulatory framework. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 85(4), 293–310. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10297
  • Engle, C. R., van Senten, J., & Fornshell, G. (2019). Regulatory costs on US salmonid farms. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 50(3), 522–549. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12604
  • Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). (2022). The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2022. Towards blue transformation. FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0461en
  • Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). (2023). FishStatJ. FAO. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  • Froehlich, H. E., Gentry, R. R., Rust, M. B., Grimm, D., & Halpern, B. S. (2017). Public perceptions of aquaculture: evaluating spatiotemporal patterns of sentiment around the world. PloS One, 12(1), e0169281. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169281
  • Garlock, T., Asche, F., Anderson, J., Bjørndal, T., Kumar, G., Lorenzen, K., Ropicki, A., Smith, M. D., & Tveterås, R. (2020). A global blue revolution: Aquaculture growth across regions, species, and countries. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 28(1), 107–116. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2019.1678111
  • Garlock, T. M., Asche, F., Anderson, J. L., Ceballos, A., Love, D. C., Osmundsen, T. C., & Pincinato, R. B. (2022). Aquaculture: The missing contributor in the food security agenda. Global Food Security, 32, 100620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100620
  • Garlock, T. M., Asche, F., Anderson, J. L., Hilsenroth, J., Lorenzen, K., Pincinato, R. M., & Tveterås, R. (2023). Global and regional determinants of diversity in blue foods. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 31(4), 523–534. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2023.2225627
  • Guillen, J., Asche, F., Carvalho, N., Polanco, J. M. F., Llorente, I., Nielsen, R., Nielsen, M., & Villasante, S. (2019). Aquaculture subsidies in the European Union: Evolution, impact and future potential for growth. Marine Policy, 104, 19–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.045
  • Gula, L. T. (2023, February 23). Developing sustainable aquaculture systems to support the Atlantic Salmon Industry. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/blogs/developing-sustainable-aquaculture-systems-support-atlantic-salmon-industry
  • Hegde, S., Kumar, G., Engle, C., & van Senten, J. (2023). Cost of regulations on US catfish farms. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 54(1), 32–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12917
  • Henriksson, P. J., Rico, A., Troell, M., Klinger, D. H., Buschmann, A. H., Saksida, S., Chadag, M. V., & Zhang, W. (2018). Unpacking factors influencing antimicrobial use in global aquaculture and their implication for management: A review from a systems perspective. Sustainability Science, 13(4), 1105–1120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-017-0511-8
  • Hersoug, B. (2021). Why and how to regulate Norwegian salmon production?—The history of maximum allowable biomass (MAB). Aquaculture, 545, 737144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737144
  • ILO. (2024a). Statistics on labour costs. https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/labour-costs/
  • ILO. (2024b). Statistics on labour productivity. https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/labour-productivity/
  • Jones, M. (2023, August 30). Several maine bills targeting aquaculture fail. Aquaculture North America. https://www.aquaculturenorthamerica.com/several-maine-bills-targeting-aquaculture-fail/
  • Klinger, D. H., Turnipseed, M., Anderson, J. L., Asche, F., Crowder, L. B., Guttormsen, A. G., Halpern, B. S., O'Connor, M. I., Sagarin, R., Selkoe, K. A., Shester, G. G., Smith, M. D., & Tyedmers, P. (2013). Moving beyond the fished or farmed dictomy. Marine Policy, 38, 369–374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2012.06.015
  • Knapp, G., & Rubino, M. C. (2016). The political economics of marine aquaculture in the United States. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 24(3), 213–229. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2015.1121202
  • Kuethe, T. H., Ifft, J., & Morehart, M. (2011). The influence of urban areas on farmland values. Choices, 26(2).
  • Kumar, G., & Engle, C. R. (2016). Technological advances that led to growth of shrimp, salmon, and tilapia farming. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 24(2), 136–152. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2015.1112357
  • Love, D. C., Asche, F., Gephart, J. A., Zhu, J., Garlock, T., Stoll, J. S., Anderson, J., Conrad, Z., Nussbaumer, E. M., Thorne-Lyman, A. L., & Bloem, M. W. (2023). Identifying opportunities for aligning production and consumption in the US fisheries by considering seasonality. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 31(2), 259–273. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2022.2121601
  • Love, D. C., Asche, F., Young, R., Nussbaumer, E. M., Anderson, J. L., Botta, R., Conrad, Z., Froehlich, H. E., Garlock, T. M., Gephart, J. A., Ropicki, A., Stoll, J. S., & Thorne-Lyman, A. L. (2022). An overview of retail sales of seafood in the United States, 2017–2019. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 30(2), 259–270. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2021.1946481
  • Martins, C. I. M., Eding, E. H., Schneider, O., Rasmussen, R., Olesen, B., Plesner, L., & Verreth, J. A. J. (2005). Recirculation aquaculture systems in Europe. CONSENSUS. Oostende, Belgium, Consensus Working Group, European Aquaculture Society, 31.
  • Misund, A. U. (2019). From a natural occurring parasitic organism to a management object: Historical perceptions and discourses related to salmon lice in Norway. Marine Policy, 99, 400–406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.10.037
  • Misund, B., Olsen, M. S., Osmundsen, T. C., & Tveterås, R. (2023). The political economy of salmon aquaculture: Value sharing and societal support for aquaculture in Norway. Marine Resource Economics, 38(4), 365–390. https://doi.org/10.1086/726242
  • Moor, J., Ropicki, A., Anderson, J. L., & Asche, F. (2022). Stochastic modeling and financial viability of mollusk aquaculture. Aquaculture, 552, 737963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.737963
  • Moor, J., Ropicki, A., & Garlock, T. (2022). Clam aquaculture profitability under changing environmental risks. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 26(3), 283–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2022.2058113
  • Mota, V. C., Striberny, A., Verstege, G. C., Difford, G. F., & Lazado, C. C. (2022). Evaluation of a recirculating aquaculture system research facility designed to address current knowledge needs in Atlantic salmon production. Frontiers in Animal Science, 3, 876504. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2022.876504
  • MOWI. (2022). Salmon farming industry handbook 2022. https://mowi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-Salmon-Industry-Handbook-1.pdf
  • Murray, F., Bostock, J., & Fletcher, D. (2014). Review of recirculating aquaculture system technologies and their commercial application: Final report prepared for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. https://www.storre.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/21109/1/HIE_RAS_Study_Final_Updated.pdf
  • National Fisheries Institute (NFI). (2022). Top 10 list for seafood consumption. https://aboutseafood.com/about/top-ten-list-for-seafood-consumption/
  • National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). (2022). Fisheries of the United States, 2020. U.S Department of Commerce (NOAA Current Fishery Statistics No. 2020). https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/sustainable-fisheries/fisheries-united-states
  • Naylor, R., Fang, S., & Fanzo, J. (2023). A global view of aquaculture policy. Food Policy. 116, 102422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102422
  • NOAA. (2024). What percentage of the American population lives near the coast? National Ocean Service Website. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/population.html
  • Oglend, A., Asche, F., & Straume, H.-M. (2022). Estimating pricing rigidities in bilateral transactions markets. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 104(1), 209–227. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12230
  • Oglend, A., & Soini, V. (2020). Implications of entry restrictions to address externalities in aquaculture: The case of salmon aquaculture. Environmental and Resource Economics, 77(4), 673–694. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00514-0
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). (2023). OECD. Stat international trade of fisheries commodities. https://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=FISH_TRADE
  • Osmundsen, T., Olsen, M. S., Gauteplass, A., & Asche, F. (2022). Aquaculture policy: Designing licenses for environmental regulation. Marine Policy, 138, 104978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.104978
  • Paluska, M. (2023). Wild vs. farmed: Intense debate surrounds proposed offshore fish farm off coast of Sarasota. ABC Action News Tampa Bay. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/wild-vs-farmed-debate-surrounds-proposed-fish-farm-off-coast-of-sarasota
  • Pandey, R., Asche, F., Misund, B., Nygaard, R., Adewumi, O. M., Straume, H.-M., & Zhang, D. (2023). Production growth, company size, and concentration: The case of salmon. Aquaculture, 577, 739972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739972
  • Pettersen, I. K., Asche, F., Bronnmann, J., Sogn-Grundvåg, G., & Straume, H.-M. (2023). Is capture-based aquaculture viable? The case of Atlantic cod in Norway. Aquaculture, 572, 739520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2023.739520
  • Pincinato, R. B., Asche, F., Bleie, H., Skrudland, A., & Stormoen, M. (2021). Factors influencing production loss factors in salmonid farming. Aquaculture, 532, 736034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736034
  • Ropicki, A., Willard, D., & Larkin, S. L. (2018). Proposed policy changes to the Gulf of Mexico red snapper IFQ program: Evaluating differential impacts by participant type. Ocean & Coastal Management, 152, 48–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.11.010
  • Rubino, M. (2023). Policy considerations for marine aquaculture in the United States. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 31(1), 86–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2022.2083452
  • Salazar, L., & Dresdner, J. (2021). Market integration and price leadership: The U.S. Atlantic salmon market. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 25(3), 245–259. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2020.1843562
  • Sandvold, H. N., & Tveterås, R. (2014). Innovation and productivity growth in Norwegian production of juvenile salmonids. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 18(2), 149–168. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2014.903313
  • Shamshak, G. L., Anderson, J. L., Asche, F., Garlock, T., & Love, D. C. (2019). US seafood consumption. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 50(4), 715–727. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12619
  • United Nations (UN). (2024). World economic situation and prospects: 2024. UN. https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/publication/world-economic-situation-and-prospects-2024/
  • United States Census Bureau (2023). Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas population totals: 2020–2022. United States Department of Commerce. https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html
  • University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute & University of Maryland Sea Grant. (2023). What is RAS? Recirculating Aquaculture Salmon Network and Sustainable Aquaculture Systems Supporting Atlantic Salmon. https://salmononland.org/salmon-ras/what-is-ras/
  • USDA NASS. (2023a). Land values 2023 summary. https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/pn89d6567/9w033j15z/mp48tw728/land0823.pdf
  • USDA NASS. (2023b). Catfish production. https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/bg257f046/gh93jb451/rf560m06c/cfpd0223.pdf
  • van Senten, J., & Engle, C. R. (2017). The costs of regulations on US baitfish and sportfish producers. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 48(3), 503–517. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12416
  • Walde, C. S., Jensen, B. B., Stormoen, M., Asche, F., Misund, B., & Pettersen, J. M. (2023). The economic impact of decreased mortality and increased growth associated with preventing, replacing or improving current methods for delousing farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 221, 106062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106062
  • Washington State Department of Natural Resources. (2022). Commission Franz ends net pen aquaculture in Washington’s waters. https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/commissioner-franz-ends-net-pen-aquaculture-washington%E2%80%99s-waters

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.