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The judicious use of finite marine resources can sustain Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) aquaculture to 2100 and beyond
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posted on 2022-11-22, 22:16 authored by MM Rocker, Tom MockTom Mock, GM Turchini, David FrancisDavid FrancisThe production of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is currently linked to finite marine resources, particularly fish oil (FO) and fish meal (FM). Understanding this relationship in a quantitative manner is imperative if this critical balance is to be maintained within sustainable limits as the industry grows. Here we project the potential production and associated growth of the Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry on the basis of a variety of FO and FM utilization scenarios in aquafeed. Reducing FO and FM dietary inclusion to 3% each could permit production growth of 2% per year until the turn of the century (2097 and beyond 2100, respectively), independent of a host of alternatives now being utilized—with three portions of salmon per week providing almost all the recommended weekly long-chain omega-3 fatty acids for human intake. The Atlantic salmon industry’s positive annual growth can continue in an era of finite marine resource availability—without the need for additional finite marine resource inputs.
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Nature FoodVolume
3Pagination
644-649Location
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
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2662-1355eISSN
2662-1355Language
EnglishPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalIssue
8Publisher
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FEEDFISH-MEALFood Science & TechnologyFUTURELife Sciences & BiomedicineLONG-CHAINOILPERFORMANCEScience & TechnologyComplementary and Integrative Health14 Life Below WaterSchool of Life and Environmental SciencesNutrition and Seafood Laboratory (NuSea.Lab),Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment3005 Fisheries sciences
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