Animal health: The foundation for aquaculture sustainability

Maintaining animal health is the central tenet to all captive animal production including aquaculture. Farmers must provide for their captive charges; as the moment practices providing for adequate health are sacrificed, the animals will underperform and mortality may ensue. Animal health is the most important factor for the farmer to address given that poor animal health has immediate financial impacts on the farmer, can create an environmental burden, and can even create broader social and human health impacts. Because of this myriad of impacts, and their direct influence on the long-term operation of the farming system, animal health is foundational to the sustainability of farmed production.