Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) Introduction: Populations around the world face questions of food security today on a scale that has not been seen in recent human history. The evolution of how we feed our populations and the technologies we use to do it have created a unique set of circumstances that bring with them unique challenges, and despite significant advances in food production and our knowledge of food nutrition and food safety, hunger continues to millions of people around the world. It is thought that over a billion people in the world are currently undernourished (World Food Programme, 2010). Concept of Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA): Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is a concept for culturing multiple species on one aquaculture site that has the potential to provide economic and environmental benefits. IMTA is the practice which combines the cultivation of fed aquaculture species (e.g. finfish/shrimp) with orga...