2019-05-272019-05-271984Marine Policy 8 (3): 217-228https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/3517The authors argue that tropical aquaculture could make a significant contribution to the world fish supply, but is hindered by the absence of an adequate research base. They outline the history of aquacultural research, analyse the problem of the lack of a sustained basic research programme for the development of tropical aquaculture, and propose solutions on the basis of successes in agricultural research.application/pdfJournal Articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/0308-597X(84)90002-2