# Can Aquaculture Survive Without Forage Fish? | Civil Eats

> A new Nature Sustainability study projects that by 2037 aquaculture demand for forage fish such as anchovies and menhaden could exceed supply. The authors argue feed reforms could allow continued growth while protecting forage species.

- Date: 2018-08-16 · published 2018-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63622-can-aquaculture-survive-without-forage-fish-civil-eats
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Long-run forage fish scarcity would raise fishmeal and fish oil costs for aquafeed producers, though the study is a projection rather than a near-term supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- civileats.com: https://civileats.com/2018/08/16/can-aquaculture-survive-without-forage-fish/

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