Interventions for improving the productivity and environmental performance of global aquaculture for future food security

• DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.08.009
• Publication Date: 2021-09-17T14:31:59Z
• Authors: Patrik John Gusta...; Max Troell; Lauren Katherine ...; Ben Belton; Malcolm Charles M...; Dane Harold Klinger; Nathan Pelletier; Michael John Phil...; Nhuong Tran
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; 13. Climate action; 11. Sustainability; 14. Life underwater; 12. Responsible consumption

Aquatic foods are increasingly being recognized as having an important role to play in environmentally sustainable and nutritionally sufficient food system. Proposals for increasing aquatic production often center around species, environments, ambitious hi-tech solutions that mainly will benefit the 16% of global population living high-income countries. Meanwhile, most aquaculture species systems suffer from large performance gaps, meaning targeted interventions investments could significantly boost supply access nutritious without a concomitant increase environmental footprints. Here we contend dialogue should pay greater attention identifying implementing improve productivity low-value commodity have been relatively overlooked this regard date. We detail range available technical institutional intervention options evaluate their potential output aquaculture.