# Shrimp feed sustainability conundrum: Fishmeal substitution - Responsible Seafood Advocate

> A study published in the journal Sustainability examines the environmental trade-offs of replacing fishmeal with plant ingredients in shrimp feed. Feed makers have already reduced fishmeal inclusion in most diets, driven by cost and supply limits.

- Date: 2019-03-25 · published 2019-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60163-shrimp-feed-sustainability-conundrum-fishmeal-substitution-responsible-seafood
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Continued substitution of plant proteins for fishmeal in aquafeed gradually reduces fishmeal demand while adding pressure on soy and other crop-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- globalseafood.org: https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-feed-sustainability-conundrum-fishmeal-substitution/

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