Gabriel M S Vianna1,2, Dirk Zeller3,4, Daniel Pauly5. 1. Sea Around Us - Indian Ocean, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia. gabriel.vianna@uwa.edu.au. 2. The Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia. gabriel.vianna@uwa.edu.au. 3. Sea Around Us - Indian Ocean, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia. 4. The Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia. 5. Sea Around Us, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review brings together recent key research related to the role of fisheries as a source of nutrients to improve human health and discusses the implications of fisheries policy on food- and nutrient-security. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies highlight the critical role of fisheries to support human nutrition, describing the nutrient composition of hundreds of species of fish, the global distribution of these fish, and the strategic role of fisheries in addressing micronutrient deficiencies. In many developing regions and emerging economies, fisheries can address malnutrition with local supplies of critical nutrients such as fatty acids, zinc, iron, calcium, and vitamins, making these accessible to low-income populations. However, this local potential is jeopardized by overfishing, climate change, and international trade, which reduce the local availability of nutritious and affordable fish in low-income countries, where they are most needed. This calls for policy reforms that shift management focus of fisheries as a commodity provider to a domestic public health asset to ensure food- and nutrient-security.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review brings together recent key research related to the role of fisheries as a source of nutrients to improve human health and discusses the implications of fisheries policy on food- and nutrient-security. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent studies highlight the critical role of fisheries to support human nutrition, describing the nutrient composition of hundreds of species of fish, the global distribution of these fish, and the strategic role of fisheries in addressing micronutrient deficiencies. In many developing regions and emerging economies, fisheries can address malnutrition with local supplies of critical nutrients such as fatty acids, zinc, iron, calcium, and vitamins, making these accessible to low-income populations. However, this local potential is jeopardized by overfishing, climate change, and international trade, which reduce the local availability of nutritious and affordable fish in low-income countries, where they are most needed. This calls for policy reforms that shift management focus of fisheries as a commodity provider to a domestic public health asset to ensure food- and nutrient-security.
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