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[ti:Fish Production Needs Double to Meet Growing Global DemandFrom VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.] [ar:Caty Weaver] [al:Agriculture Report] [00:00.00]From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report. [00:05.29]As the world population grows, [00:08.38]there is a need for more food - including seafood. [00:13.31]The World Bank predicts that by 2030, [00:18.35]70 percent of the demand for fish will come from Asian countries. [00:24.32]The World Resources Institute recently studied world fish production. [00:30.16]The group says fish production needs to more than double [00:35.91]by the middle of the century to meet that demand. [00:40.19]It says the world's oceans, lakes and rivers [00:44.93]are fished to their limit, [00:47.21]and it says more fish must be produced [00:51.11]in aquaculture projects or fish farms. [00:54.81]One such farm is operating in the California Community of Imperial. [01:01.09]Imperial is 26 kilometers north of the border with Mexico. [01:07.11]Craig Elliott is part owner of Imperial Catfish. [01:12.16]"We're probably the largest catfish farm [01:14.75]this side of the Mississippi... [01:16.40]the largest catfish farm in California," said Craig Elliott. [01:19.03]Mr. Elliott says that his business ships [01:22.84]thousands of kilograms of fish every week to Asian grocery stores. [01:28.72]Many people who go to those stores want to buy live fish. [01:34.21]"In fact, we can't really produce enough fish for the demand," Elliott said. [01:39.24]As the demand for seafood increases, [01:42.63]so does the number of fish farms. [01:45.28]Mike Velings launched Aqua-Spark, [01:48.62]a company that invests money in aquaculture business. [01:52.92]"It's a relatively young industry [01:55.44]but it grows at about 9 percent a year [01:57.70]and we expect to keep that growth rate [02:00.74]going in the next couple of decades," said Mike Velings. [02:02.44]Mr. Velings says China produces more fish [02:06.69]on farms than any other country. [02:09.73]He says there are very few fish farms in the United States. [02:14.91]"The U.S. relies heavily on wild caught [02:18.55]and on imports and only one percent of the world's farming [02:23.33]today is done in the U.S," Velings added. [02:25.88]Craig Elliott says it is not easy [02:28.63]to operate a profitable aquaculture business. [02:32.41]"You put a fish in at this big [02:34.46]and it's going to be 18 months to two years [02:37.39]before they are two to three pounds [02:38.80]and so you have all that big outlay [02:41.35]and you have no return for a long long time. [02:44.48]Some people make it, some of them don't," said Elliott. [02:48.66]There are also environmental concerns. [02:52.45]Nathan Weaver is an environmental Activist. [02:56.62]He says uneaten fish meal and waste products [03:00.85]from farmed fish can be harmful to other creatures. [03:05.23]"Many of the species of fish we like to eat [03:07.52]are large predatory fish, [03:09.16]they are things like tuna or salmon [03:10.91]that are already two or three levels up the food chain. [03:14.68]So in order to farm these large carnivores you have [03:17.76]to actually feed them smaller fish [03:19.20]and the concern is that in order to keep a tuna farm [03:22.83]or a salmon farm going you'll end up [03:25.08]having to catch all the little fish in the ocean," said Weaver. [03:28.98]But the World Resources Institute says government policies, [03:33.68]technology and private efforts have led to [03:37.56]improvements in fish farms. [03:39.85]It says one U.S. food store chain only sells fish [03:45.28]from farms that do not use pesticides, [03:49.13]antibiotics or added growth hormones. [03:53.32]And that's the Agriculture Report. I'm Caty Weaver.

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Fish Production Needs Double to Meet Growing Global Demand

魚(yú)類產(chǎn)量需要翻倍來(lái)滿足全球日益增長(zhǎng)的需求

From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)農(nóng)業(yè)報(bào)道。

As the world population grows, there is a need for more food - including seafood. The World Bank predicts that by 2030, 70 percent of the demand for fish will come from Asian countries. The World Resources Institute recently studied world fish production.

隨著世界人口的增長(zhǎng)，我們需要包括海鮮在內(nèi)的更多的食物。世界銀行預(yù)測(cè)，到2030年，對(duì)魚(yú)的需求中有70%的需求來(lái)自亞洲國(guó)家。最近，世界資源研究所在研究世界魚(yú)類的產(chǎn)量。

The group says fish production needs to more than double by the middle of the century to meet that demand. It says the world's oceans, lakes and rivers are fished to their limit, and it says more fish must be produced in aquaculture projects or fish farms.

該組織稱，到了本世紀(jì)中期魚(yú)類的產(chǎn)量需要現(xiàn)在的兩倍多才能滿足需求。并稱，世界上的海洋，湖泊，和河流已經(jīng)達(dá)到捕撈限制量，必須在水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖生產(chǎn)項(xiàng)目或養(yǎng)魚(yú)場(chǎng)中獲取更多的魚(yú)。

One such farm is operating in the California Community of Imperial. Imperial is 26 kilometers north of the border with Mexico. Craig Elliott is part owner of Imperial Catfish.

在加利福尼亞的帝國(guó)社區(qū)就運(yùn)營(yíng)著這樣一個(gè)漁場(chǎng)。帝國(guó)社區(qū)位于美國(guó)與墨西哥邊境以北26公里?？死赘?middot;艾略特是帝國(guó)鯰魚(yú)漁場(chǎng)的合伙人。

"We're probably the largest catfish farm this side of the Mississippi...the largest catfish farm in California," said Craig Elliott.

艾略特說(shuō)：“我們可能是密西西比河這一邊最大的鯰魚(yú)漁場(chǎng)，同樣也是是加州最大的鯰魚(yú)漁場(chǎng)。”

Mr. Elliott says that his business ships thousands of kilograms of fish every week to Asian grocery stores. Many people who go to those stores want to buy live fish.

艾略特先生說(shuō)，他們公司的船只每周會(huì)向亞洲食品店運(yùn)送數(shù)千公斤的魚(yú)，這些食品店的許多客戶都想買(mǎi)到活魚(yú)。

"In fact, we can't really produce enough fish for the demand," Elliott said.

艾略特先生說(shuō)：“實(shí)際上，我們真的不能生產(chǎn)足夠的魚(yú)來(lái)滿足這一需求。”

As the demand for seafood increases, so does the number of fish farms. Mike Velings launched Aqua-Spark, a company that invests money in aquaculture business.

隨著對(duì)海產(chǎn)品需求的不斷增長(zhǎng)，相對(duì)的，對(duì)漁場(chǎng)的需求數(shù)量也在增加。邁克·偉林斯開(kāi)辦了一家水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖投資公司——Aqua-Spark。

"It's a relatively young industry but it grows at about 9 percent a year and we expect to keep that growth rate going in the next couple of decades," said Mike Velings.

偉林斯說(shuō)，“這是一個(gè)相對(duì)年輕的行業(yè)，但它每年以9%的速度增長(zhǎng)。我們預(yù)料在未來(lái)數(shù)十年將會(huì)繼續(xù)保持在這一增長(zhǎng)速度。”

Mr. Velings says China produces more fish on farms than any other country. He says there are very few fish farms in the United States.

偉林斯先生稱，中國(guó)漁場(chǎng)的魚(yú)類生產(chǎn)量超過(guò)了世界上其它國(guó)家，而美國(guó)的漁場(chǎng)卻很少。

"The U.S. relies heavily on wild caught and on imports and only one percent of the world's farming today is done in the U.S," Velings added.

偉林斯補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“美國(guó)在很大程度上依賴野生捕撈和進(jìn)口?，F(xiàn)在美國(guó)在全球魚(yú)類養(yǎng)殖百分比中只占1%。”

Craig Elliott says it is not easy to operate a profitable aquaculture business.

克雷格·艾略特稱，經(jīng)營(yíng)一家盈利的水產(chǎn)養(yǎng)殖公司并不容易。

"You put a fish in at this big and it's going to be 18 months to two years before they are two to three pounds and so you have all that big outlay and you have no return for a long long time. Some people make it, some of them don't," said Elliott.

艾略特說(shuō)：“放入一條這樣大的魚(yú)，需要18個(gè)月到兩年才能長(zhǎng)大2到3磅，這樣的話你就要承擔(dān)很大的開(kāi)支，而且在很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間內(nèi)得不到回報(bào)。有人成功了，有人失敗了。”

There are also environmental concerns. Nathan Weaver is an environmental Activist. He says uneaten fish meal and waste products from farmed fish can be harmful to other creatures.

這里面還存在環(huán)境問(wèn)題。環(huán)保人士?jī)?nèi)森·韋弗稱，吃剩的魚(yú)粉飼料和魚(yú)類養(yǎng)殖所產(chǎn)生的垃圾會(huì)對(duì)其它生物造成傷害。

"Many of the species of fish we like to eat are large predatory fish, they are things like tuna or salmon that are already two or three levels up the food chain. So in order to farm these large carnivores you have to actually feed them smaller fish and the concern is that in order to keep a tuna farm or a salmon farm going you'll end up having to catch all the little fish in the ocean," said Weaver.

韋弗說(shuō)：“我們喜歡吃的很多魚(yú)品種都是大型肉食性魚(yú)類，包括金槍魚(yú)和鮭魚(yú)等。它們?cè)谑澄镦溨刑幱诘诙降谌?jí)位置。所以為了養(yǎng)殖這些大型肉食性魚(yú)類，就必須用小魚(yú)喂它們。這里的問(wèn)題在于，為了維持一家金槍魚(yú)或鮭魚(yú)漁場(chǎng)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，最終不得不捕撈完海洋中所有小魚(yú)。”

But the World Resources Institute says government policies, technology and private efforts have led to improvements in fish farms. It says one U.S. food store chain only sells fish from farms that do not use pesticides, antibiotics or added growth hormones.

但世界資源研究所表示，政府的政策、科技和個(gè)人的努力已經(jīng)使得養(yǎng)魚(yú)場(chǎng)有所改善。并稱，美國(guó)一家食品連鎖店只出售來(lái)自于不使用農(nóng)藥、抗生素和生長(zhǎng)激素的漁場(chǎng)的魚(yú)。

And that's the Agriculture Report. I'm Caty Weaver.

這就是本期的美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)農(nóng)業(yè)報(bào)道，我是卡蒂·韋弗。

Fish Production Needs Double to Meet Growing Global Demand

From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.

As the world population grows, there is a need for more food - including seafood. The World Bank predicts that by 2030, 70 percent of the demand for fish will come from Asian countries. The World Resources Institute recently studied world fish production.

The group says fish production needs to more than double by the middle of the century to meet that demand. It says the world's oceans, lakes and rivers are fished to their limit, and it says more fish must be produced in aquaculture projects or fish farms.