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TABLE 14Past, current and predicted fishmeal use by European aquaculture, 2000–2015Species

FCR

*

2000

2005

2015

Production

(tonnes)

Fishmeal

(%)

Fishmeal use

(tonnes)

Production

(tonnes)

Fishmeal

(%)

Fishmeal use

(tonnes)

Production

(tonnes)

Fishmeal

(%)

Fishmeal use

(tonnes)

Seabass

1.3

57 811

55

41 335

80 161

50

52 105

132 332

45

77 414

Seabream

1.3

75 232

55

53 791

97 060

50

63 089

140 941

45

82 451

Salmon

1.3

610 947

40

317 692

712 271

35

324 083

926 852

30

361 472

Trout

1.3

444 251

30

173 258

430 496

28

156 701

264 112

25

85 836

Halibut

1.4

135

45

85

905

42

532

2 513

40

1 407

Turbot

1.4

3 873

45

2 440

6 865

42

4 037

11 863

40

6 643

Cod

1.4

16

45

10

2 600

42

1 529

14 032

40

7 858

Eels

2.0

11 033

50

11 033

7 800

45

7 020

2 041

42

1 715

Carps

2.0

79 300

5

7 930

72 090

4

5 767

60 738

3

3 644

Catfish

1.5

4 490

3

202

5 470

2

164

10 315

2

309

Tilapias

1.7

150 7

18 550 5

47 1 670 4

114

Other freshwater fish

1.7

595

10

101

495

7

59

646

5

55

Sturgeon

1.5

265 25

99 332 20

100 663 18

179

Total

1 288 098

607 995

1 4

17 095

615 232

1 568 718

629 097

*Food conversion ratioSource:

Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) (www.feap.info/feap/aquaculturedata/default_en.asp)