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

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Status of and trends in the use

of small pelagic fish species for

reduction fisheries and for human

consumption in Chile

A.S. Bórquez and A.J. Hernández
School of Aquaculture, Catholic University of Temuco
Agro-aquaculture Nutritional Genomic Centre, CGNA
Temuco, Chile

Bórquez, A.S. and Hernández A.J. 2009. Status of and trends in the use of small
pelagic fish species for reduction fisheries and for human consumption in Chile.
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. 289–324.

Summary 290

1. Introduction 292


2. Chilean pelagic fish production 295


3. Processing and preservation of pelagic fish and fish-based
   products in Chile 302


4. Use of fishmeal and fish oil in aquafeed 314


5. Case study: the jack mackerel resource in Region VIII,
   Bio-Bio, Chile 317
   References 322