NASA satellites help plan future for Palau fish stocks

The government and fishermen of Palau are setting up sustainable aquaculture farms near their shores in an effort to ensure food security for generations to come. Their planning work uses information from NASA's satellites to protect the country’s rich ecosystems. Credit: Courtesy of Fabio Siksei
August 6, 2021
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People in Palau, a small nation with a population of about 20,000, consume more wild fish per capita than nearly any other country in the world. But in recent years, populations of rabbit fish and other staples of their cultural diet began to dwindle because of a combination of factors, including increasing food demand and changing ocean conditions.

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fish stocks
food security
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