Outputs from the Sustainable Aquafeeds project

Key publications from our team members, partners and collaborators

Vulnerability of blue foods to human-induced environmental change
global change
food systems
Global aquatic or ‘blue’ foods, essential to over 3.2 billion people, face challenges of maintaining supply in a changing environment while adhering to safety and…
2023

Perspectives on aquaculture’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals for improved human and planetary health
global change
food systems
aquaculture
SDGs
The diverse aquaculture sector makes important contributions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)/Agenda 2030, and can increasingly do so in the future.…
2023

Environmental footprints of farmed chicken and salmon bridge the land and sea
environmental impacts
food systems
aquaculture
Food production, particularly of fed animals, is a leading cause of environmental degradation globally.1,2 Understanding where and how much environmental pressure different…
2023

Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming
global change
environmental impacts
seaweed farming
Agricultural expansion to meet humanity’s growing needs for food and materials is a leading driver of land-use change, exacerbating climate change and biodiversity loss.…
2023

The environmental footprint of global food production
global change
food systems
environmental impacts
Feeding humanity puts enormous environmental pressure on our planet. These pressures are unequally distributed, yet we have piecemeal knowledge of how they accumulate across…
2022

Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems
global change
environmental impacts
Projections of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems have revealed long-term declines in global marine animal biomass and unevenly distributed impacts on fisheries.…
2022

Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development
food systems
seaweed farming
Large-scale seaweed aquaculture in the ocean is being pursued globally as a solution to many contemporary challenges, including climate change, food security, and ecosystem…
2022

Mapping the spatial distribution of global mariculture production
global change
food systems
aquaculture
Mariculture (marine and brackish water aquaculture) has grown rapidly over the past 20 years, yet publicly-available information on the location of mariculture production is…
2022

Feeding fish with fumes
aquafeed development
aquaculture
Industrial greenhouse gas emissions and human food production are major drivers of global environmental change. A key source of the environmental impact of our food systems…
2022

Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
global change
food systems
COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides important…
2021

Time to rethink trophic levels in aquaculture policy
aquafeed development
policy
Aquaculture policy often promotes production of low-trophic level species for sustainable industry growth. Yet, the application of the trophic level concept to aquaculture…
2021

Integrating Life Cycle and Impact Assessments to Map Food’s Cumulative Environmental Footprint
environmental impacts
food systems
LCA
Feeding a growing, increasingly affluent population while limiting environmental pressures of food production is a central challenge for society. Understanding the location…
2020

Global adoption of novel aquaculture feeds could substantially reduce forage fish demand by 2030
global change
aquafeed development
aquaculture
fisheries
With the global supply of forage fish at a plateau, fed aquaculture must continue to reduce dependence on fishmeal and oil in feeds to ensure sustainable sector growth. The…
2020

Putting all foods on the same table: Achieving sustainable food systems requires full accounting
food systems
Improving global food systems is essential to addressing climate change, mitigating biodiversity loss, and meeting both sustainability and human development goals.…
2019

Linked sustainability challenges and trade-offs among fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture
global change
food systems
environmental impacts
aquaculture
agriculture
Fisheries and aquaculture make a crucial contribution to global food security, nutrition and livelihoods. However, the UN Sustainable Development Goals separate marine and…
2017

Considering land–sea interactions and trade-offs for food and biodiversity
environmental impacts
global change
biodiversity
With the human population expected to near 10 billion by 2050, and diets shifting towards greater per-capita consumption of animal protein, meeting future food demands will…
2017

Can marine fisheries and aquaculture meet fish demand from a growing human population in a changing climate?
global change
food systems
aquaculture
fisheries
climate change
Expansion in the world’s human population and economic development will increase future demand for fish products. As global fisheries yield is constrained by ecosystems…
2012
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