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11-19-2009, 02:51 AM
I had no idea! :shocked:
One-third of global marine catch used as livestock feed
Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com - October 30, 2008
Despite continuous warnings of emptying oceans due to overfishing, a new report finds that one-third of the world’s total marine catch is not feeding
humans, but livestock. The fish are ground-up into meal and fed to pigs, poultry, and even farm-raised fish.
http://www.seaaroundus.org/OtherWebsites/2008/MongaBayCom_OneThirdOfGlobalMarineCatchUsedAsLives tockFeed.pdf (3pp, pdf)
It's used in fish farms and for vegetarian livestock, who are fed fish meal to accelerate their growth (so they're ready at 9 months, instead of at 12 months).
One-third of global marine catch used as livestock feed
Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com - October 30, 2008
Despite continuous warnings of emptying oceans due to overfishing, a new report finds that one-third of the world’s total marine catch is not feeding
humans, but livestock. The fish are ground-up into meal and fed to pigs, poultry, and even farm-raised fish.
http://www.seaaroundus.org/OtherWebsites/2008/MongaBayCom_OneThirdOfGlobalMarineCatchUsedAsLives tockFeed.pdf (3pp, pdf)
It's used in fish farms and for vegetarian livestock, who are fed fish meal to accelerate their growth (so they're ready at 9 months, instead of at 12 months).