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Towards a nutritional balance of fish for feed and fish for food

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Wild forage fish can provide nutrients essential for human health, yet some nutrients may be lost when forage fish are used as aquafeeds. Reallocating a third of food-grade forage fish towards direct human consumption can optimize seafood systems to deliver dietary nutrients for feed and food at different scales.

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Fig. 1: Balancing nutrient flows in wild and farmed seafood systems coupled through feed.

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  1. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    Richard S. Cottrell

  2. Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    Richard S. Cottrell

  3. School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Richard S. Cottrell

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R.S.C. is funded through Australian Research Council Linkage Project LP200100404 with Biomar Group as industry partners.

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Cottrell, R.S. Towards a nutritional balance of fish for feed and fish for food. Nat Food 5, 200–201 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00933-y

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