Sustainable aquafeed and aquaculture production systems as impacted by challenges of global food security and climate change

D’Abramo, Louis R.

doi:10.1111/jwas.12867

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“…A significant portion of fish and crustacean culture production indeed relies on commercial aquafeeds, which may require large quantities of fish to be removed from the food market, with those negative socioeconomic impacts as mentioned above [10,13,[44][45][46][47]. Despite this concern, no studies have examined the financial and social consequences of the "practice" on low-income families who rely on fish as a food source.…”

Section: Beneficiaries Of the Fish-based Aquafeedsmentioning

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Do Low-Income Consumers of Forage Fish Subsidize the Production of Aquafeeds? Financial and Nutritional Significance

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2024

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Forage fish are crucial to human nutrition, especially in developing countries. However, in these countries, most forage fish catches are used to make aquafeeds for aquaculture, which leaves only a small quantity for direct human consumption. This practice increases fish prices in local markets and undermines people's nutrition. Overfishing forage fish for industrial purposes harms the ecosystem, reduces the catch of larger fish, and marginalizes local fishermen. Although previous discussions have touched qualitatively on the ethics and injustice of this practice, this article provides quantitative scales to measure the impact of the practice on the finances and forage fish consumption of low-income consumers using reasonable assumptions and literature values. Increasing the annual supply of forage fish by 25% to the 5 million MT of fresh fish markets globally could save consumers several billion US dollars annually. Families could consume a higher percentage of nutritious fish for less money. Furthermore, leaving forage fish in the sea could benefit wildlife and increase the capture of larger fish, such as mackerel, which are in demand in local markets and fished by local fishermen. The unintentional and involuntary contributions of low-income societies to enable the growth of high-value fish and shrimp for affluent societies seem unjust and warrant further investigation.

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Section: Beneficiaries Of the Fish-based Aquafeedsmentioning

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Do Low-Income Consumers of Forage Fish Subsidize the Production of Aquafeeds? Financial and Nutritional Significance

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2024

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“…Recently, D'Abramo (2021) summarized nutritional advances in aquaculture. In super‐intensive systems, information for new SPF lines, genetically selected to thrive in these systems, is still needed.…”

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