Fish as feed inputs for aquaculture: practices, sustainability and implications

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(^1) The geographic scope of this report is Europe, with a particular focus on Denmark, Iceland,
Norway, Spain, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, Faeroe Islands, Sweden, France, Germany,
Greenland,Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Ukraine.

Use of wild fish and other aquatic

organisms as feed in aquaculture

• a review of practices and

implications in Europe

1

Tim Huntington
Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd.
Windrush, Warborne Lane
Portmore, Nr. Lymington
Hampshire SO41 5RJ
United Kingdom

Huntington, T. 2009. Use of wild fish and other aquatic organisms as feed in
aquaculture – a review of practices and implications in Europe. In M.R. Hasan and
M. Halwart (eds.). Fish as feed inputs for aquaculture: practices, sustainability and
implications. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 518. Rome, FAO.
pp. 209–268.

Summary 210

1. Introduction 212


2. Overview of aquaculture systems and practices in Europe 212


3. Use of fish and other aquatic species as feed for aquaculture
   and animal feeds in Europe 220


4. Sustainability issues of reduction fisheries and feedfish as
   inputs for aquaculture and animal feed 234


5. Environmental impact of aquaculture based on feedfish as inputs 248


6. Current and potential alternative uses of feedfish and other
   aquatic species and the related macro-level impact on food
   security and poverty alleviation 251


7. Regional issues on the use of fish and/or other aquatic species as
   feed for aquaculture 257


8. Conclusions and recommendations 260
   References 263