Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales

Numerous studies have focused on the need to expand production of ‘blue foods’, defined as aquatic foods captured or cultivated in marine and freshwater systems, to meet rising population- and income-driven demand. Here we analyze the roles of economic, demographic, and geographic factors and prefer...

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Autores principales: Naylor, Rosamond L., Kishore, Avinash, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Issifu, Ibrahim, Hunter, Blaire P., Belton, Ben, Bush, Simon R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142808
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author Naylor, Rosamond L.
Kishore, Avinash
Sumaila, U. Rashid
Issifu, Ibrahim
Hunter, Blaire P.
Belton, Ben
Bush, Simon R.
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Kishore, Avinash
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Sumaila, U. Rashid
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Kishore, Avinash
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description Numerous studies have focused on the need to expand production of ‘blue foods’, defined as aquatic foods captured or cultivated in marine and freshwater systems, to meet rising population- and income-driven demand. Here we analyze the roles of economic, demographic, and geographic factors and preferences in shaping blue food demand, using secondary data from FAO and The World Bank, parameters from published models, and case studies at national to sub-national scales. Our results show a weak cross-sectional relationship between per capita income and consumption globally when using an aggregate fish metric. Disaggregation by fish species group reveals distinct geographic patterns; for example, high consumption of freshwater fish in China and pelagic fish in Ghana and Peru where these fish are widely available, affordable, and traditionally eaten. We project a near doubling of global fish demand by mid-century assuming continued growth in aquaculture production and constant real prices for fish. Our study concludes that nutritional and environmental consequences of rising demand will depend on substitution among fish groups and other animal source foods in national diets.
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spelling CGSpace1428082025-12-08T10:11:39Z Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales Naylor, Rosamond L. Kishore, Avinash Sumaila, U. Rashid Issifu, Ibrahim Hunter, Blaire P. Belton, Ben Bush, Simon R. agricultural production blue foods consumer behaviour fish trade fish consumption fish products aquaculture seafoods trade fish fisheries food systems aquaculture production Numerous studies have focused on the need to expand production of ‘blue foods’, defined as aquatic foods captured or cultivated in marine and freshwater systems, to meet rising population- and income-driven demand. Here we analyze the roles of economic, demographic, and geographic factors and preferences in shaping blue food demand, using secondary data from FAO and The World Bank, parameters from published models, and case studies at national to sub-national scales. Our results show a weak cross-sectional relationship between per capita income and consumption globally when using an aggregate fish metric. Disaggregation by fish species group reveals distinct geographic patterns; for example, high consumption of freshwater fish in China and pelagic fish in Ghana and Peru where these fish are widely available, affordable, and traditionally eaten. We project a near doubling of global fish demand by mid-century assuming continued growth in aquaculture production and constant real prices for fish. Our study concludes that nutritional and environmental consequences of rising demand will depend on substitution among fish groups and other animal source foods in national diets. 2021-09-15 2024-05-22T12:11:06Z 2024-05-22T12:11:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142808 en Open Access Nature Publishing Group Naylor, Rosamond L.; Kishore, Avinash; Sumaila, U. Rashid; Issifu, Ibrahim; Hunter, Blaire P.; Belton, Ben; Bush, Simon R.; et al. 2021. Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales. Nature Communications 12: 5413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25516-4
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blue foods
consumer behaviour
fish trade
fish consumption
fish products
aquaculture
seafoods
trade
fish
fisheries
food systems
aquaculture production
Naylor, Rosamond L.
Kishore, Avinash
Sumaila, U. Rashid
Issifu, Ibrahim
Hunter, Blaire P.
Belton, Ben
Bush, Simon R.
Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales
title Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales
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title_short Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales
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topic agricultural production
blue foods
consumer behaviour
fish trade
fish consumption
fish products
aquaculture
seafoods
trade
fish
fisheries
food systems
aquaculture production
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