A secure future relies on both nutritious and sustainable foods
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Small pelagic species are top performers in both dimensions: climate and nutrition
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Small pelagic species have a low carbon footprint
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Small pelagic species are one of Nature’s best nutrient sources
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Where do we get small pelagic species from in our diets?
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Farmed fish is the most resource-efficient animal protein on the planet
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Fishmeal and fish oil’s most strategic use in food production is in aquaculture
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Aquaculture is the most effective way to use the nutrients that small pelagic species contain
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Small pelagic species have specific features…
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… which limit the way they can be used
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Fishmeal and fish oil accentuate the palatability of feed…
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… and provide well rounded nutrition in aquatic diets
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Omega-3s play a specific role but not all of them are equal
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Among omega-3s, EPA and DHA have the most health benefits
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Fish oils contained in fatty fish are the most effective way to get
EPA and DHA…
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All animals (including humans) need EPA & DHA
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Keeping the balance: a key challenge
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Humans benefit directly and indirectly from fishmeal and fish oil
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"Fishmeal and fish oil are still considered the most nutritious and most digestible ingredients for farmed fish, as well as the major source of omega-3 fatty acids."
Food and Aquaculture organisation: State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture, 2022