7. Discussion

Advantages

Water quality and depth improved after relocation.
This has benefited production. Fish farms have increased their capacities. Regarding the social aspects, the improved quality of the inshore water has lead to a decrease of conflicts. Monitoring was able to be done in a more organized way.

Disadvantages

Due to the financial overload many small fish farms have gone out of business. Although there has been no specific study, it seems that more people used to work on farms in this bay before relocation. During the relocation process the coordinates of fish farms were not marked on the navigation map. This has caused marine transport accidents. Another disadvantage is in the case of a disease. It is more difficult to control infections when fish farms are located all together.
Weakness

Social Challenges and Benefits

As fishery production declines, aquaculture production increases in importance for public consumption.
Moreover, the fishing close season lasts about 4.5 months. With mariculture there is access to fish at all seasons. Moreover, it provides job opportunities in the local area so it is also an economic support.
However negative publicity about aquaculture products still goes on. Therefore, the result of monitoring must be shared with both the local authority and the consumers in order to increase transparency.