Huge rollout of fish farms could harm ecosystems and threaten vulnerable communities’ food sources, say experts Nearly half of the world’s wild fish catch will be ground into animal feed for farmed fish if plans to expand aquaculture go ahead, a report has found. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is aiming to increase aquaculture – where fish are farmed rather than caught in the wild – production by 75% by 2040. Continue reading...
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September 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Grinding up fish to feed to fish is ‘absurd’: fears over UN aquaculture plan
The Guardian Environment