# Studying the impacts of fishmeal production in Africa

> FAO is studying the socio-economic and biological effects of fishmeal and fish-based feed production in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rapid expansion in countries such as Mauritania, Senegal and the Gambia has raised concerns about overfishing of small pelagics and competition with local fish processors.

- Date: 2020-12-18 · published 2020-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49737-studying-the-impacts-of-fishmeal-production-in-africa
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The study addresses possible limits on African fishmeal output through regulation or overexploitation concerns, which could affect future supply, though it has no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/in-action/eaf-nansen/news/news-archive/detail/news_1365773/en

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