Does aquaculture add resilience to the global food system?

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dc.creatorTroell, M.
dc.creatorNaylor, R.L.
dc.creatorMetian, M.
dc.creatorBeveridge, Malcolm C.M.
dc.creatorTyedmers, P.H.
dc.creatorFolke, C.
dc.creatorArrow, K.J.
dc.creatorBarrett, S.
dc.creatorCrepin, A.S.
dc.creatorEhrlich, P.R.
dc.creatorGren, A.
dc.creatorKautsky, N.
dc.creatorLevin, S.A.
dc.creatorNyborg, K.
dc.creatorOsterblom, H.
dc.creatorPolasky, S.
dc.creatorScheffer, M.
dc.creatorWalker, B.H.
dc.creatorXepapadeas, T.
dc.creatorZeeuw, A. de
dc.date2014-09-16
dc.date2015-04-19T10:40:35Z
dc.date2015-04-19T10:40:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:47:32Z
dc.descriptionAquaculture is the fastest growing food sector and continues to expand alongside terrestrial crop and livestock production. Using portfolio theory as a conceptual framework, we explore how current interconnections between the aquaculture, crop, livestock, and fisheries sectors act as an impediment to, or an opportunity for, enhanced resilience in the global food system given increased resource scarcity and climate change. Aquaculture can potentially enhance resilience through improved resource use efficiencies and increased diversification of farmed species, locales of production, and feeding strategies. However, aquaculture’s reliance on terrestrial crops and wild fish for feeds, its dependence on freshwater and land for culture sites, and its broad array of environmental impacts diminishes its ability to add resilience. Feeds for livestock and farmed fish that are fed rely largely on the same crops, although the fraction destined for aquaculture is presently small (∼4%). As demand for high-value fed aquaculture products grows, competition for these crops will also rise, as will the demand for wild fish as feed inputs. Many of these crops and forage fish are also consumed directly by humans and provide essential nutrition for low-income households. Their rising use in aquafeeds has the potential to increase price levels and volatility, worsening food insecurity among the most vulnerable populations. Although the diversification of global food production systems that includes aquaculture offers promise for enhanced resilience, such promise will not be realized if government policies fail to provide adequate incentives for resource efficiency, equity, and environmental protection.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/65121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/164538
dc.languageen
dc.publisherNational Academy of Sciences
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTroell, M., Naylor, R.L., Metian, M., Beveridge, M., Tyedmers, P.H., Folke, C., Arrow, K.J., Barrett, S., Crépin, A.-S., Ehrlich, P.R., Gren, Å. , Kautsky, N., Levin, S.A., Nyborg, K., Österblom, H., Polasky, S., Scheffer, M., Walker, B.H., Xepapadeas, T., and Zeeuw, A. de. 2014. Does aquaculture add resilience to the global food system? PNAS 111(37): 13257-13263
dc.subjectfood safety
dc.subjectresearch
dc.subjectfish
dc.titleDoes aquaculture add resilience to the global food system?
dc.typeJournal Article

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