Learning lab Aquatic Food Systems15.00-17.00 Tuesday 25th June 2019

Role of fish production in global food supply

FAO: the state of the world fisheries and aquaculture 2016

Fish consumption in

terms of % animal

source proteinhttp://www.unep.org/dewa/vitalwater/articl

e176.html

Some more dependent on seafood than others than others

AndreÂs M. Cisneros-Montemayor1 *, Daniel Pauly2³, Lauren V.

Weatherdon3³,Yoshitaka Ota 2016.

Coastal

indigenous people

highly vulnerable

picture

source: Hall et al.

(2011)

Continent Production 2014

Proportion

China 45,469 61.6

Asia 20,133 27.3

Europe 2930 4.0

South America

2759 3.7

Africa 1711 2.3

North 560 0.8

Aquaculture production 2014 (thousand tonnes)

http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/health-sante-eng.htm

http://marineharvest.com/en/CorporateResponsibility/Qmarine-in-

practise/Marine-Harvest-Ireland-qualifies-for-Eco-Salmon-Standard/

Aquaculture and capture fisheries

exports and apparent domestic consumption in selected countries

Belton, Bush and Little; 2018

Links with the Sustainable Development Goals?

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs

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Major issue: no current linkage between fish and nutrition

Seafood Local OR International

http://www.theguardian.com/uk

Health properties of fish

Omega-3 fatty acids(EPA, DHA)

Protects against stroke and lowers the risk of mortality from

coronary heart disease

Other micronutrients(selenium, iodine)

Various functions

Vitamin D

Essential for the growth and maintenance of healthy bones

De Roos et al, Br J Pharmacol2009; 158(2):413-28

using the 1000 days Platform

270 days pregnancy + 1st year Infancy 365 days + 2nd year 365 days

Intra-householdvariationin accessto foodAdolescentfemalesat risk

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High saline >10 ppt

Freshwater

Very low nutrient inputs-natural productivity dependent

Increasingly intensified using nutrients given as feed ingredients sourced locally and globally

Not all fish are equal micronutrients in

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Prawn brain Carps Tilapia Sea bass Shrimp Local shrimp Prawn brain Mud Crab

Micronutrients of some major fish spp

Sodium Calcium Iron Zinc

Not all fish are equal key micronutrients in 100g by species

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TOTALAQUATICANIMAL, DYKECROPANDRICEPRODUCTION

Farm products and destination :

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Household consumption Market Gift

A significant portion of shrimp-prawn by-products remain in Bangladesh