Report says 46% of wild-caught fish could feed farmed fish and shrimp by 2040
Nearly half of the fish caught in the wild worldwide could be directed to aquaculture feed by 2040, according to a report published Sept. 4. The projection applies to a scenario in which the aquaculture industry expands exponentially in line with a roadmap developed by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
Nearly half of the wild-caught fish harvested globally could be used to produce feed for farmed fish and shrimp by 2040, according to a report published Sept. 4.
The estimate is based on a scenario in which the aquaculture industry grows exponentially in line with a roadmap developed by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
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What assumptions underlie the projected exponential growth of aquaculture through 2040?
How would diverting more wild-caught fish into feed affect people and ecosystems that depend on those fish directly?
Who would control decisions about which wild fish are used for aquaculture feed?
What conditions could prevent the reported projection from occurring?
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