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Interactive / Website
January 01 - 2025
EN Global

resourcetrade.earth

Chatham House

Developed by Chatham House to enable users to explore the fast-evolving dynamics of international trade in natural resources, the sustainability implications of such trade, and the related interdependencies that emerge between importing and exporting countries and regions. The trade data on this site are from the Chatham House Resource Trade Database (CHRTD). The CHRTD is a repository of bilateral trade in natural resources between more than 200 countries and territories. The database includes the monetary values and masses of trade in over 1,350 different types of natural resources and resource products, including agricultural, fishery and forestry products, fossil fuels, metals and other minerals, and pearls and gemstones. It contains raw materials, intermediate products, and by-products.

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Value chain / Salmon / Sea Bass / Shrimp
A critical review of microplastics in the shrimp farming environment: Incidence, characteristics, effects, and a first mass balance model
Research
December 10 - 2024
EN Global

A critical review of microplastics in the shrimp farming environment: Incidence, characteristics, effects, and a first mass balance model

Science of the Total Environment

This review provides a critical overview of the sources, incidence, accumulation, effects, and interactions of microplastics (MPs) with other contaminants in the shrimp aquaculture environment, emphasizing this sector's challenges and future implications. By Federico Páez-Osuna, Gladys Valencia-Castañeda, Daniela Bernot-Simon, Uriel Arreguin-Rebolledo
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Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Shrimp
Social benefits and environmental performance of aquaculture need to improve worldwide
Research
November 12 - 2024
EN Global

Social benefits and environmental performance of aquaculture need to improve worldwide

Communications Earth & Environment

As a crucial source of protein for humans, aquaculture provides societal benefits but also poses environmental costs making it pivotal to strike a balance between costs and benefits to ensure aquaculture sustainability. Here we developed a composite sustainability index integrating societal benefits and environmental costs of aquaculture. The results show that two-fifths of the 161 countries achieved a high sustainability score (score > 50) in 2018, indicating a considerable need for improvement in the sustainability of aquaculture worldwide. This was particularly true for Asian countries (average score 45.01 ± 11.44), while European countries outperformed other regions (60.15 ± 13.64). Moreover, a Boosted Regression Tree model revealed that 59.3% of the variance in aquaculture sustainability was supported by eight indicators, including social factors, geographical effects, and aquaculture structures. By focusing on bivalve production and maintaining an optimized choice of fishes and shrimp taxa, the sustainability of global aquaculture could be enhanced. By Congjun Xu, Guohuan Su, Sébastien Brosse, Kangshun Zhao, Min Zhang & Jun Xu
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Shrimp / Bivalves / Salmon / Tilapia
Global Seafood Alliance faces formal complaint over BAP certification of Indian shrimp
News
November 01 - 2024
EN North America, Asia

Global Seafood Alliance faces formal complaint over BAP certification of Indian shrimp

The Fish Site

The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) faces a formal complaint, filed with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting action against false or deceptive advertising- or marketing-related activities by the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification scheme.
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Shrimp / Certification schemes / Lawsuits
NGOs, wild shrimpers ask US government to investigate Global Seafood Alliance marketing practices
News
November 01 - 2024
EN North America, Asia

NGOs, wild shrimpers ask US government to investigate Global Seafood Alliance marketing practices

IntraFish

A report authored by the Corporate Accountability Lab earlier this year was critical of the Global Seafood Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) scheme. By Rachel Sapin
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Lawsuits / Labor / Shrimp
Innovative project launched to tackle aquaculture plastic waste in southern Vietnam
News
October 31 - 2024
EN Asia

Innovative project launched to tackle aquaculture plastic waste in southern Vietnam

Viet Nam News

A groundbreaking initiative to address the growing environmental challenge of plastic waste from aquaculture was officially launched in Soc Trang Province. On 29 October 2024, key stakeholders gathered for the event titled 'Establishing a Sustainable, Efficient, and Scalable System for Collecting and Converting Used Pond Liners in Soc Trang Province'.
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Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Shrimp / Vietnam
Fish farming was supposed to be sustainable. But there’s a giant catch.
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Investigative Journalism
October 24 - 2024
EN Global

Fish farming was supposed to be sustainable. But there’s a giant catch.

Vox

A groundbreaking study suggests your farmed shrimp and salmon might have a much bigger environmental toll than previously thought. By Kenny Torrella
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Animal Ethics / Biodiversity loss / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Labor / Salmon / Shrimp
A review of the global use of fishmeal and fish oil and the Fish In:Fish Out metric
Research
October 16 - 2024
EN Global

A review of the global use of fishmeal and fish oil and the Fish In:Fish Out metric

Science Advances

Aquacultured carnivorous species consume most of the world’s fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO), which itself is primarily derived from small pelagic fish. This has raised concerns about the practice’s impact on wild fish stocks, ecosystems, and coastal communities that rely on these fish. The aquaculture industry claims a decreasing dependence on wild fish, relying on the Fish In:Fish Out (FIFO) metric as a ratio of the quantity of wild fish required for farmed fish production. This is misleading because it usually assumes constant FM or FO yields, inclusion rates and feed conversion ratios, which vary widely. Thus, a constant FIFO value for a given species cannot be assumed. Furthermore, low FIFO values resulting from averaging carnivores and herbivores conceal the high feed requirements of carnivore species. The increasing use of FMFO from by-products does not demonstrate a decreased use of wild fish but rather reflects a growing demand for FMFO, particularly for the fast growing and valuable salmon and shrimp farming industries. By Patricia Majluf, Kathryn Matthews, Daniel Pauly, Daniel J. Skerritt, Maria Lourdes D. Palomares
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Biodiversity loss / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Hunger / Nutrition / Salmon / Shrimp
Why aquaculture may not conserve wild fish
Research
October 16 - 2024
EN Global

Why aquaculture may not conserve wild fish

Science Advances

We review literature on the displacement paradox and the Jevons paradox, with consideration of their implications for the potential effects of aquaculture on wild fisheries. The Jevons paradox refers to circumstances where improvements in the efficiency of resource use lead to growth in consumption and therefore undermine conservation. The displacement paradox refers to circumstances where increasing use of a potential substitute for a resource (e.g., farmed fish) does not lead to proportionate reduction in consumption of the other resource (e.g., wild fish). The literature on the displacement paradox and the Jevons paradox suggests that there may be unanticipated consequences from the rise of aquaculture that may be detrimental for fisheries conservation. Here, we present theoretical explanations, drawing on the tragedy of the commodity, for understanding the tendencies for these technological paradoxes to occur and emphasize their relevance for concerns associated with fisheries and aquaculture systems. By Spencer Roberts, Jennifer Jacquet, Patricia Majluf, Matthew N. Hayek
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Biodiversity loss / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Salmon / Tuna / Shrimp
As big supermarkets pursue profits, new research shows growing exploitation of shrimp farmers
News
September 30 - 2024
EN Global

As big supermarkets pursue profits, new research shows growing exploitation of shrimp farmers

NBC Philadelphia

'Labor exploitation in shrimp aquaculture industries is not company, sector, or country-specific,' the report concluded. 'Instead, it is the result of a hidden business model that exploits people for profit.' By David Rising
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Shrimp
How to Maximize Aquaculture: Growing More Seafood Through Science
Podcast
September 26 - 2024
EN Global

How to Maximize Aquaculture: Growing More Seafood Through Science

NOAA Fisheries

Scientists are using an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, growing multiple seafood products together in a sustainable system.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Bivalves / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Shrimp / Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
Too Much of Our Seafood Has a Dark Secret
Opinion
August 11 - 2024
EN Global

Too Much of Our Seafood Has a Dark Secret

New York Times

Explores the factors a consumer should consider when purchasing seafood. By Paul Greenberg and Carl Safina.

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Marine Protected Areas / Biodiversity loss / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Labor / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Value chain / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Legislation / Bivalves / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Shrimp
India Shrimp Rife with Bondage, Hazards, and Stolen Wages
Investigative Journalism
March 20 - 2024
EN Asia

India Shrimp Rife with Bondage, Hazards, and Stolen Wages

The Outlaw Ocean Project

Recent research by the U.N., industry groups, unions, and labor lawyers indicates wider concerns tied to the treatment of workers across India’s aquaculture industry, which currently supplies almost 40 percent of the shrimp consumed in the U.S.
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Labor / Antibiotics / Shrimp / India
Seafood Is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds
Investigative Journalism
July 25 - 2023
EN Global

Seafood Is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds

Sentient

Over 90 percent of food harvested from marine and freshwater environments is at risk, challenging the idea that “blue food” is more sustainable.
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Climate change / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Salmon / Shrimp
Rethinking EU Aquaculture: For People, Animals and the Planet
Research
January 01 - 2023
EN Europe

Rethinking EU Aquaculture: For People, Animals and the Planet

Compassion in World Farming

Why the EU aquaculture industry should move away from intensive fish farming, towards extensive systems that are more sustainable and better for the environment.
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Climate change / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Biodiversity loss / Animal Ethics / Antibiotics / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / UN: FAO Committee on Fisheries / UN: Environment Programme EU Commission on Fisheries / Legislation / Salmon / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Shrimp / Bivalves / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS)
Socio-Economic and Biological Impacts of the Fish-Based Feed Industry for Sub-Saharan Africa
Research
January 01 - 2022
EN Africa

Socio-Economic and Biological Impacts of the Fish-Based Feed Industry for Sub-Saharan Africa

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The feed industry serving farmed fish creates a strain on sub-Saharan Africa wild fish stock and the people of the region, refuting the argument that carnivorous fish farming will be the answer to feeding a growing world population.The study identifies a range of actions the fish feed industry can take to minimize the economic, environmental, and health impacts created by this industry.
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Hunger / Nutrition / Value chain / Labor / Small-scale fishers / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Shrimp / Krill
Investing in Troubled Waters
Research
July 26 - 2021
EN Global

Investing in Troubled Waters

Changing Matters

The material risks of fish mortality and the use of wild-caught fish in feed for the aquaculture sector.
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Animal Ethics / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Certification schemes / Salmon / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Shrimp / Tilapia
U.S. Commercial Fisheries and the Seafood Industry Landings and Values, 2019
Research
January 01 - 2019
EN North America

U.S. Commercial Fisheries and the Seafood Industry Landings and Values, 2019

NOAA

Infographics supporting the annual Fisheries of the United States report, a yearbook of fisheries statistics for the nation providing data on commercial landings and value and recreational catch.
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Salmon / Shrimp / Bivalves / Value chain
The Four Fish We're Overeating - and What to Eat Instead
Research
October 01 - 2015
EN Global

The Four Fish We're Overeating - and What to Eat Instead

TED Talks

The way we fish for popular seafood such as salmon, tuna and shrimp is threatening to ruin our oceans. Paul Greenberg explores the sheer size and irrationality of the seafood economy, and suggests a few specific ways we can change it, to benefit both the natural world and the people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods.
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Omega-3s / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Salmon / Shrimp / Sea Bass / Bivalves / Tilapia / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Single Cell Proteins (e.g. Algal Oil)
How I fell in love with a fish
Documentary Films
February 01 - 2010
EN Europe

How I fell in love with a fish

TED Talks

Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's enjoyed since discovering an outrageously delicious fish raised using a revolutionary farming method in Spain.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Value chain / Tuna / Salmon / Shrimp
Challenging the Aquaculture Industry on Sustainability
Research
December 01 - 2007
EN Global

Challenging the Aquaculture Industry on Sustainability

Greenpeace

Against a continuing background of diminishing and over–exploited marine resources, aquaculture has been widely held up as a panacea to the problem of providing a growing world population with ever-increasing amounts of fish for consumption. With the expansion of the industry, however, the tendency has been for methods of production to intensify, particularly in the production of carnivorous species. This has resulted in many serious impacts on the environment and human rights abuses. This report examines some of the serious environmental and social impacts that have resulted from the development and practice of aquaculture and which are reflected across the global industry.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Marine fauna / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Antibiotics / Hunger / Nutrition / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Shrimp / Tilapia

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