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Fish Matters: Importance of Aquatic Foods in Human Nutrition and Global Food Supply

Tacon, Albert G. J., Metian, Marc·2013·Reviews in Fisheries Science
DOI 10.1080/10641262.2012.753405
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In a world where nearly 30% of humanity is suffering from malnutrition and over 70% of the planet is covered with water, aquatic foods represent an essential component of the global food basket to improve the nutrition, health, and well being of all peoples. It is not by chance that Japan, the country with one of the world's highest reported life expectancies and lowest incidences of obesity and deaths from heart related illnesses, is also one of the world's top consumers of captured and farmed aquatic animal food products and aquatic plants. According to the FAO, in 2009, total captured and farmed aquatic animal food products accounted for 16.6% of the global population's intake of animal protein, providing more than three billion people with almost 20% of their average per capita intake of animal protein, and 4.3 billion people with at least 15% of such protein. This article reviews the nutritional composition of different farmed and captured aquatic food products and compares these with conventional terrestrial meat products. In addition to the superior nutritional profile and benefits of aquatic animal food products, small-sized marine pelagic fish play an important role in the nutrition of the poor as an affordable and much needed source of high quality animal protein and essential amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and trace elements. As one of the best aquatic animal foods from a nutritional perspective, the direct consumption of small pelagic fish should be encouraged and promoted, as apposed to the continued targeted use of these species for reduction into fishmeal and fish oil for use in animal feeds.

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Authors
Tacon, A. G. J., & Metian, M.
Affiliations
Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
ORCID
Tacon, Albert G. J.
Venue
Reviews in Fisheries Science
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2013-01
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
22-38
ISSN
  • 1064-1262 (ISSN-L)
  • 1547-6553
DOI
10.1080/10641262.2012.753405
OpenAlex
W2128123877
Cited by
675
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 57 · 2024: 96 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 84 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 66 · 2019: 50 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 2
FWCI
36.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Reviews in Fisheries Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Nutrient Composition and Product Development
Keywords
aquatic foods, fish nutrition, small pelagic fish, animal protein, omega-3 fatty acids, essential amino acids, nutritional composition, malnutrition, global food supply

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