# Carnivorous aquaculture is draining our oceans, risking global food security and impacting European fisheries.

> Foodrise published a briefing saying 17% of EU fishery landings in 2023, over 600,000 tonnes, went into fishmeal and fish oil. Most of the EU's exported fishmeal and fish oil goes to Norway and the UK for salmon farming. The group presented its findings to the European Parliament.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T09:06:38.831Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77324-carnivorous-aquaculture-is-draining-our-oceans-risking-global-food-security-and
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Advocacy pressure on fishmeal use for aquaculture could tighten future rules on fish-based feed inputs. The direct price effect in the near term is limited.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Sources

- foodrise.org.uk: https://foodrise.org.uk/carnivorous-aquaculture-is-draining-our-oceans-risking-global-food-security-and-impacting-european-fisheries/

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