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Fish, human health and marine ecosystem health: policies in collision

Brunner, E. J, Jones, P. J S, Friel, S., Bartley, M.·2009·International Journal of Epidemiology
DOI 10.1093/ije/dyn157
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BACKGROUND: Health recommendations advocating increased fish consumption need to be placed in the context of the potential collapse of global marine capture fisheries. METHODS: Literature overview. RESULTS: In economically developed countries, official healthy eating advice is to eat more fish, particularly that rich in omega-3 oils. In many less economically developed countries, fish is a key human health asset, contributing >20% of animal protein intake for 2.6 billion people. Marine ecologists predict on current trends that fish stocks are set to collapse in 40 years, and propose increased restrictions on fishing, including no-take zones, in order to restore marine ecosystem health. Production of fishmeal for aquaculture and other non-food uses (22 MT in 2003) appears to be unsustainable. Differences in fish consumption probably contribute to within-country and international health inequalities. Such inequalities are likely to increase if fish stocks continue to decline, while increasing demand for fish will accelerate declines in fish stocks and the health of marine ecosystems. CONCLUSIONS: Urgent national and international action is necessary to address the tensions arising from increasing human demand for fish and seafood, and rapidly declining marine ecosystem health.

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  • Increasing the U.S. seafood supply places greater burden on marine ecosystems and could contribute to food insecurity in low-income countries and coastal communities.

    “Increasing this supply places greater burden on marine ecosystems, and could contribute to food insecurity in low-income countries and coastal communities (Brunner et al., 2009;Greene et al., 2013;Jenkins et al., 2009).”

    From Wasted seafood in the United States: Quantifying loss from production to consumption and moving toward solutions (2015) · cites this paper as Brunner et al., 2009

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Authors
Brunner, E. J., Jones, P. J. S., Friel, S., & Bartley, M.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Corresponding author
Brunner, E. J
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Epidemiology
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2008-08-02
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
93-100
ISSN
  • 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3685
DOI
10.1093/ije/dyn157
OpenAlex
W2143282508
Cited by
147
References
39
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • International Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
Keywords
fish consumption, omega-3 fatty acids, marine ecosystem health, fish stock collapse, capture fisheries, no-take zones, fish meal, aquaculture, seafood demand, health disparities
MeSH terms
Animals, Conservation of Natural Resources, Feeding Behavior, Fisheries, Fishes, Health Promotion, Humans, Marine Biology, Nutritional Requirements, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Seafood, Ecosystem, Nutrition Policy

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