This report was prepared for the Colegio Tecnologico del Municipio de San Juan in Puerto Rico. Overfishing has threatened the livelihoods of fishermen and disrupted the ecosystem. The feasibility of an aquaculture project was assessed for a fishing village in San Juan, and it was determined that such a project would be difficult to implement and would not be beneficial for the fishermen. We then directed our efforts toward analyzing the viability of offshore cage culture as a means for offsetting the island's dependency on imported seafood. This report investigates the environmental, political and socioeconomic aspects of cage culture. Previous and ongoing projects, as well as expert opinions, were studied to provide recommendations for the implementation of offshore cage culture in Puerto Rico.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Brown, Jason G
• Goller, Carlos C.
• Olean, Adam Rocco
• Peters, Tara Lynn

Subject

• Food
• Sustainability
• Industry
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D079I

Keyword

• Fisheries
• Sustainability
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Food security

Advisor

• Vernon-Gerstenfeld, Susan
• Gerstenfeld, Arthur

Year

• 2001

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Colegio Tecnologico del Municipio de San Juan

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Location

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright