Use of wild fish and other aquatic organisms as feed in aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific 85
FIGURE 12
Fishmeal production and consumption in three Asian countries (China, Japan and Thailand)
that are ranked among the top 16 globally in both these respectsJapanChinaThailandSource: IFFO (2005)8 000 per tonne (US$1=INR43), considerably lower than the world market price. At
present, only about three fishmeal plants are in full operation.
The demand for animal protein feed sources in China is soaring due to the rapid
development of aquaculture and the husbandry of other animals. At present, there
is an estimated annual supply shortage of 10 million tonnes of animal protein feed
material and of 30 million tonnes of ingredients for providing energy. Animal protein
sources for aquaculture feed mainly depend on fishmeal, but China produces less
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