1.1POUNDS 1.7
POUNDS 2.9POUNDS
POUNDS6.8
FARM-RAISED FISH BROILER CHICKENS HOGS CATTLE
FEED CONVERSION RATIOESTIMATED FEED REQUIRED TO GAIN ONE POUND OF BODY MASS4
FEEDING A GROWING WORLD WITH
AQUACULTUREThe mission of the Global Aquaculture Alliance is to further
environmentally responsible aquaculture to meet world food needs.
FOOD PRODUCTION& GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS5
2.5x
4x
7x
P
N
CO2
CARBONDIOXIDE
NITROGEN
PHOS-PHORUS
FARMED SALMONPRODUCTION
CATTLEPRODUCTION
1 Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture” – a collaboration between the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute ( IFPRI),
2 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18882045/fish-2030-prospects-fisheries- aquaculture
3 http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/worldpoptotal.php4 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/aquaculture/5 http://aquabounty.com/a-detrimental-disconnect-between-farming-land-and-sea/© 2015 The Global Aquaculture Alliance | www.gaalliance.org | www.bap.gaalliance.org
46.4PRODUCTION WILL NEED TO INCREASE BY
TO MEET THE WORLD’S SEAFOOD NEEDS
AQUACULTUREMILLION METRIC TONS 2
58
47
65
2006
94
2030
WORLD POPULATION3
GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF AQUACULTURE FISH( IN MILLIONS OF METRIC TONS)
GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF WILD FISHERIES FISH( IN MILLIONS OF METRIC TONS)
OF FOOD FISHWILL COME FROM
AQUACULTUREBY 20301
62%