ABSTRACT
The food industry will face a major challenge to ensure sufficient food production for the increasing world population. Therefore, using aquatic-environment food sources, including underwater vegetation and fish or alternative agricultural methods, which are based on the water surface, seem to be solutions. This study explores the potential of using aquatic environments as a response to the increasing global food demand. Section 1 summarizes the importance of studying underwater vegetation and finding an alternative solution for conventional agricultural methods. Section 2 provides information about the importance of underwater vegetation in saving water ecosystems from human activities that cause damage to underwater ecosystems. In Section 3, different water-based cultivation methods are introduced. Finally, in Section 4, the positive interaction of underwater vegetation and fish and the importance of underwater vegetation protection in saving fish assemblages are summarized.
