Fad, Food, or Feed: Alternative Seafood and Its Contribution to Food Systems

cg.contribution.worldfishauthorMarwaha, N.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorBeveridge, M.en_US
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorPhillips, M.J.en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFishen_US
cg.contributor.funderNational Philanthropic Trusten_US
cg.contributor.projectAdvancing AltSeafood: Assessing food, nutrition and livelihood futures of plant-based & clean seafooden_US
cg.creator.idNisha Marwaha: 0000-0001-9822-4085en_US
cg.creator.idMichael John Phillips: 0000-0002-0282-0286en_US
cg.description.themeAquacultureen_US
cg.description.themeMarket and Value Chainsen_US
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexeden_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
cg.subject.agrovocbiodiversityen_US
cg.subject.agrovocenvironmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovoclivelihoodsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocfishen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible consumption and productionen_US
dc.creatorMarwaha, N.en_US
dc.creatorBeveridge, M.en_US
dc.creatorPhillips, M.J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-16T16:13:01Z
dc.date.available2024-10-16T16:13:01Z
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractAquatic foods, or “seafood”, are an integral part of the global food system that contribute significantly to many dimensions of human wellbeing, including livelihoods and food and nutrition security. Fish, molluscs, crustaceans, algae and other aquatic foods are of particular importance in low- and middle-income countries as a source of employment, income, and nutrition for many poor and vulnerable people, including women. Global concern over the ability of fisheries and aquaculture to sustainably meet future seafood demand is driving improvements in technology and management. It has also inspired the emergence of plant-based and cell-based seafood, collectively termed “alternative seafood”. Growing investment, consumer demand, and participation by major food companies in the alternative seafood sector necessitate an evaluation of potential opportunities and challenges alternative seafood poses to food systems. This paper explores key economic, social, and environmental implications associated with production, distribution, and consumption of alternative seafood and its interactions with fisheries and aquaculture over the next decade, with specific emphasis on low- and middle-income countries. Available data on current supply and projected growth suggest that alternative seafood may account for almost eight percent of global seafood supplies destined for human consumption in 2030. Assuming current production techniques and expected technological development, the sector has potential for reduced environmental impacts relative to the existing fisheries and aquaculture sectors. However, its potential to impact livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and the environment remains largely a matter of conjecture due to the lack of robust data. Mechanistically, it is believed that growth of alternative seafood supplies will lessen demand for “conventional” seafood and/or meat, a scenario with implications for livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and the environment. Such changes are contingent on technological development, human and institutional behavior, market forces, and ecological linkages and as such, remain speculative. Nevertheless, as a novel sector, new food, and potential alternative to conventional seafood and/or meat, society has an opportunity to shape the growth of alternative seafood and its contribution to national and global development goals. This paper identifies knowledge gaps that require further research to inform inclusive, equitable, and sustainable development and governance of the emerging alternative seafood sector.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationNisha Marwaha, Malcolm Beveridge, Michael Phillips. (4/4/2022). Fad, Food, or Feed: Alternative Seafood and Its Contribution to Food Systems. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.750253en_US
dc.identifier.issn2571-581Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/6102
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systemsen_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0en_US
dc.sourceFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems;6,(2022)en_US
dc.subjectfood and nutrition securityen_US
dc.subjectalternative seafooden_US
dc.subjectplant-baseden_US
dc.subjectcell-baseden_US
dc.subjectaquatic healthen_US
dc.titleFad, Food, or Feed: Alternative Seafood and Its Contribution to Food Systemsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US

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