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The Importance of Sustainable Fish Farming
to Ensure Global Food Supply
Jogeir Toppe, FAO, EAT-Fish, Stockholm, 13 June 2016
Food Security for all
“make sure people have regular access to
enough high-quality food to lead active,
healthy lives”
Aquaculture is increasing the availability of fish
60-65% of fishmeal/oil from small pelagic fish
Fishmeal / fish oil prices (US$/tonne)
2500
2500
2000
Fishmeal
2000
1500
1500
1000
1000
500
500
Soy meal
0
0
Fish oil
Soybean oil
Feed conversion ratios
0
1.3
1.9
2.8
6–9
Aquaculture Production
SOFIA, 2014
The world according to aquaculture.....
Fish, much more than proteins
Vitamin A
Zinc
EPA
Protein
Vitamin D
Vitamin B12
DHA
Iron
Calcium
Selenium
Iodine
Annual contribution of ω-3 from farmed species
(million people)
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Carps
Salmonids
Fish oil suppl.
Marine
Crustaceans
Mollusks
Tilapia
Eels
Other species
Polyculture with small indigenous fish species;
nutritional benefits
Carp
Tilapia
Mola
RDI*
Calcium, Ca
mg
41
10
800
1000
Iron, Fe
mg
1.24
0.56
5.7
8.9
Zinc, Zn
mg
1.48
0.33
3.2
5.6
Vitamin A
µg RAE
9
0
2680
500
*RDI (Reference Daily Intake) for a child, moderate bioavailability
Roos et al., 2007
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