Genetics and Evolution Final Assignment Background Throughout the world, people raise aquatic animals and plants for food. The farming of aquatic organisms, called aquaculture, contributes substantially to the global economy. For example, nearly half of all fish consumed by people are produced by aquaculture. In Australia, aquaculture is not only a critical source of food but also a source of money from exporting surplus products. Fisheries and aquaculture account for 50% of the country's gross value of production. Given the growing number of people on Earth and the corresponding need for food, nations such as Australia have an economic incentive to identify species that can be raised sustainably through aquaculture. One such species is the Australasian snapper, Chrysophrys auratus (Figure