Limits to food production from the sea

Jaap van der Meer

doi:10.1038/s43016-020-00202-8

Limits to food production from the sea

Jaap van der Meer^*

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Abstract

Mariculture has attracted much attention as a potential new source of food. Yet, the trophic efficiency of marine ecosystems is already high, making further improvements hard to achieve. Increasing marine food production may be possible by fishing at lower trophic levels, but the risks of such a practice must be considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	762-764
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Food
Volume	1
Issue number	12
Early online date	11 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-00202-8
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020

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UK Research and Innovation	43016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

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Limits to food production from the sea

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