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Feeding small fish to people instead of to farmed salmon could make seafood production more sustainable

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Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but produces only a small percentage of the world’s farmed fish supply. A study suggests redirecting wild-caught fish towards human consumption instead of salmon farming could relieve pressure on fish stocks while increasing seafood production.

Source: ScienceDaily.com