Sea grass underwater Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica

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ABSTRACT Aquaculture is not a new concept. Humanity has been farming the sea for over 6,000 years. The Classics of Fish Culture, by Fan Li, is the earliest written record of aquaculture from 475 BCE and, around 500 BCE, the Romans farmed oysters and fish in Mediterranean lagoons. Modern aquaculture is more scientific and intensive…