AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES CRISIS WITHIN THE GLOBAL CRISIS

SUMMARY The present essay attempts to address the observed complex crisis of aquaculture and fisheries sectors within the broader context of global crisis, using examples of significant negative effects on natural and social environment. At the same time the underlying causes of the sectors’ crisis are viewed under the lens of metabolic rift theory applied to shrimp farming, glass eel trade, and tuna fishing and farming for sushi. Current crisis in the Greek aquaculture sector is briefly reviewed as a repre sentative example of aquaculture developmental process in western societies, followed by an attempt to address the emergence of organic aquaculture schemes. Finally, eco-sound directions and polices in aquaculture development are briefly discussed, in order to minimize environmental effects, social inequity and partially restore existing metabolic rifts.