[Roundtable] Reminder! NCEAS Roundtable: Morgan Visalli and Chris Newman

[Mary Hunsicker]

Dear All,

Please join us for an NCEAS Roundtable this Wednesday, April 9th at 
12:15 pm.

Morgan Visalli and Chris Newman
Master's Candidates, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

will present a seminar on:

"Fish scraps to food: New markets in Mexican artisanal fishing communities"

Abstract:

Seafood is a crucial contributor to global food security, providing 3.0 
billion people with almost 20 percent of
their intake of animal protein. However, catches from wild fisheries 
plateaued in the 1990s, and aquaculture,
or fish farming, is playing an increasing role in bridging the gap 
between seafood supply and demand. The
majority of aquaculture operations rely on feeds made from fishmeal, a 
protein-rich powder traditionally
made from wild-caught reduction fish such as anchovies and sardines. The 
global supply of these fisheries is
limited, so in order to allow for the predicted expansion of 
aquaculture, alternative protein sources need to
be developed. The production of fishmeal from fish processing byproducts 
(e.g. viscera and carcasses) is
becoming an increasingly viable option, but primarily occurs on the 
industrial scale, using byproducts from
large commercial fisheries. However, 90% of global fisheries are 
artisanal, operating on a small scale with
limited technology, and the byproducts from these fisheries remain 
largely underutilized. There is
considerable potential to gain more value from artisanal fishery waste 
and generate revenue in
impoverished fishing communities that often lack alternative economic 
opportunities. This project assesses
the economic feasibility of utilizing artisanal fishery byproducts to 
produce aquaculture feed ingredients in
Baja California Sur, Mexico, a state with a strong and widespread 
artisanal fishing culture. We determined
that production is economically viable in many locations, but our 
research also identified significant social,
ecological and practical implications that must be considered prior to 
implementation.

Everyone is welcome to attend.


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