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Forecasting feed-crop and land needs for an "aquaculture dominant" future

"The majority of seafood is now, and for the foreseeable future, farmed (i.e., aquaculture). As the fastest-growing food sector, fed aquaculture species increasingly rely on terrestrial-sourced feed crops, but the comparative impact of aquaculture versus livestock on associated feed and land use is unclear––especially if human diets shift." - Excerpt from an article by Froehlich et al, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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