Feeding aquaculture in an era of finite resources

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 106; no. 36; pp. 15103 - 15110
• Main Authors: Naylor, Rosamond L, Hardy, Ronald W, Bureau, Dominique P, Chiu, Alice, Elliott, Matthew, Farrell, Anthony P, Forster, Ian, Gatlin, Delbert M, Goldburg, Rebecca J, Hua, Katheline, Nichols, Peter D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 08.09.2009; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: Animal Feed - statistics & numerical data; Aquaculture; Aquaculture - methods; Aquaculture - statistics & numerical data; Aquaculture products; Biological Sciences; environmental impact; Farmed fishes; Feed science; feeds; Fish byproducts; Fish culture; fish farms; Fish feeding; fish meal; Fish oil; Fish Oils; fish production; Fisheries; Fisheries - methods; Fisheries - statistics & numerical data; Fishery economics; Forage; Krill; Marine; Ocean fisheries; Perspective; Salmo salar; Salmon

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