The Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports that aquaculture production of food fish neared 63 million tons in 2011, the latest year for which data is available.
Besides, traditional near-shore aquaculture wooden cages are extremely vulnerable against typhoons and large winds and waves and can thus only be deployed in inner bays or harbors with better shelter conditions.
The report notes that changing trends in aquaculture practices have lowered the number of water-quality problems from the number detected in the early years of the industry.