Health risks of fish farming

In addition to risking both fish and environmental health, aquacultural practices endanger human health:

1. Antibiotics : Fish farms frequently use antibiotics to control disease in their crowded pens. 

• Consequently, consumers may be ingesting harmful levels of antibiotic residues.
• The use of antibiotics in aquaculture increases the risk of harmful bacteria becoming resistant to specific antibiotics, undermining the effectiveness of those antibiotics in treating human illness.
• Antibiotics used in aquaculture often enter the environment, where they contaminate wild seafood.