Today someone sent me a link to this interesting article about Open Sea Cage Farming. I find it very interesting. You know what? A recent study with the title “The ecological and economic potential for offshore mariculture in the Caribbean” describes a huge potential of these Open Sea Cage Farming (mariculture) in the Jamaican waters.

Jamaica has 975 km2 (square kilometer) suitable and profitable area. Based on a total km2 of the EEZ (which is 256,647 km2) is that a percent 0.38. 

Suitable is a place with a depth range between 25 and 100 meter and not a big distance from shore.

Source: Thomas, L. R., Clavelle, T., Klinger, D. H. & Lester, S. E. The ecological and economic potential for offshore mariculture in the Caribbean. Nature Sustainability 2, 62–70 (2019)

“Cobia growth is a function of temperature…The most productive farm sites are located within the EEZ’s of Jamaica and the southeastern Caribbean…”