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Fishing for Feed or Fishing for Food: Increasing Global Competition for Small Pelagic Forage Fish
Abstract
At present, small pelagic forage fish species (includes anchovies, herring, mackerel, sardines, etc.) represent the largest landed species group in capture fisheries (27.3 million t or 29.7% of total capture fisheries landings in 2006). They also currently constitute the major species group actively fished and targeted for nonfood uses, including reduction into fishmeal and fish oil for use within compound animal feeds, or for direct animal feeding; the aquaculture sector alone consumed the equivalent of about 23.8 million t of fish (live weight equivalent) or 87% in the form of feed inputs in 2006. This article attempts to make a global analysis of the competition for small pelagic forage fish for direct human consumption and nonfood uses, particularly concerning the important and growing role played by small pelagic forage fish in the diet and food security of the poor and needy, especially within the developing countries of Africa and the Sub-Saharan region.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Metian, A. G. J. T. M.
- Venue
- AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
- Publisher
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2009-09
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 294-302
- ISSN
- 0044-7447 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2177938258
- Cited by
- 284
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 19 · 2013: 35 · 2012: 23
- FWCI
- 12.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- AMBIO (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
- Acceda (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine and fisheries research
- 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
- Keywords
- fish meal, fish oil, aquaculture feed, food security, developing countries, sub-Saharan Africa, fish landings, anchovy, herring, sardine, mackerel
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Feed, Developing Countries, Fish Products, Fisheries, Food Supply, Humans, Nutritional Status, Poverty, Socioeconomic Factors, Global Health, Food Chain
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