Executive summary: Interventions related to fishing, aquaculture, and aquafeeds can have important effects on animal agriculture, with potential tradeoffs to consider between aquatic and terrestrial animal welfare.
Key points:
Increasing wild catch, byproduct utilization, or non-animal fishmeal substitutes for aquafeeds is likely to increase aquaculture (especially shrimp farming) and decrease insect farming. The reverse is likely if wild catch for feed decreases.
Decreasing wild catch for direct human consumption has unclear impacts on animal farming, with potential substitution and fishmeal byproduct effects in different directions.
Fishing-related interventions could also impact fish stocking and the production of live feeds like brine shrimp for larviculture, but the net welfare effects are uncertain.
Shifts in food production also affect wild animals, which could be more important than effects on farmed animals in the near term.
Carefully analyzing the complex relationships and tradeoffs between aquatic and terrestrial animal welfare is crucial for prioritizing interventions.
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Executive summary: Interventions related to fishing, aquaculture, and aquafeeds can have important effects on animal agriculture, with potential tradeoffs to consider between aquatic and terrestrial animal welfare.
Key points:
Increasing wild catch, byproduct utilization, or non-animal fishmeal substitutes for aquafeeds is likely to increase aquaculture (especially shrimp farming) and decrease insect farming. The reverse is likely if wild catch for feed decreases.
Decreasing wild catch for direct human consumption has unclear impacts on animal farming, with potential substitution and fishmeal byproduct effects in different directions.
Fishing-related interventions could also impact fish stocking and the production of live feeds like brine shrimp for larviculture, but the net welfare effects are uncertain.
Shifts in food production also affect wild animals, which could be more important than effects on farmed animals in the near term.
Carefully analyzing the complex relationships and tradeoffs between aquatic and terrestrial animal welfare is crucial for prioritizing interventions.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.