World aquaculture production reached 131MT in 2022, and by-passed capture fisheries (92 MT), accounting for nearly 60 % of the total seafood production. Aquaculture production in China reached 75MT, over 5-fold of capture fisheries (13 MT). In the past 10 years (2014-2024 ), China has topped the number of aquaculture publications, followed by the USA, India, Brazil, and Australia. The hot fields in aquaculture research include production/growth, health/ disease and reproduction/spawning . World aquaculture production accelerated in the late 1990s due to scientific research and technological developments. This talk briefly goes through th e recent history of aquaculture development and addresses the past and current achievements of aquaculture research from four supporting areas: reproduction/genetics, nutrition and feed technology, health management, and engineering and system technology . This presentation will highlight the constraints in aquaculture development and suggest strategies to overcome aquaculture development bottlenecks. The author will recommend aquaculture future development from the perspectives of economy, efficiency, technology, environment, ecology and the approach of future projects. It concludes that future aquaculture development depends on cultural acceptance, market demand, and scientific and technological support.