# Fish for Feed or Fish for Food? | NWO

> A Dutch research session discussed the growing use of fishmeal and fish oil in aquaculture feed. Industrial fish catches for feed have expanded at the expense of small-scale fishers and raised fish prices for poor consumers. Feed companies are developing alternatives such as insects, microbes and algae, though these remain costly and face EU approval limits.

- Date: 2021-02-02 · published 2021-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48736-fish-for-feed-or-fish-for-food-nwo
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained aquafeed demand for fishmeal and fish oil supports prices, while substitution efforts could gradually ease that demand. Regulatory limits slow how fast alternatives can scale.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- nwo.nl: https://www.nwo.nl/en/cases/fish-feed-or-fish-food

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