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==Fishing== | ==Fishing== | ||
Wild-caught fish could provide 5 or 6 grams/day of protein per capita globally, if none of it was wasted. | Wild-caught fish could provide 5 or 6 grams/day of protein per capita globally, if none of it was wasted. | ||
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|<nowiki>seafood.production.wild</nowiki> | |<nowiki>seafood.production.wild</nowiki> | ||
|<nowiki>93 million tonnes/year</nowiki> | |<nowiki>93 million tonnes/year</nowiki> | ||
|<nowiki>Global production of wild-caught fish and other seafood (not farmed)</nowiki> | |<nowiki>Global production of wild-caught fish and other seafood (not farmed)</nowiki> | ||
|<nowiki>Using most recent data available.</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | |<nowiki>Includes bones.</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | ||
Using most recent data available.</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | |||
Fishing grew a lot from 1960 to 1990 but (unlike fish farming) has not increased since 1995. This suggests that we've reached the ecological limit.</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | Fishing grew a lot from 1960 to 1990 but (unlike fish farming) has not increased since 1995. This suggests that we've reached the ecological limit.</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | ||
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|<nowiki>(g/day per capita)(world.population)</nowiki> | |<nowiki>(g/day per capita)(world.population)</nowiki> | ||
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The sustainable level of consumption might be a bit less than this, because [[overfishing]] is still an issue. | The sustainable level of consumption might be a bit less than this, because [[overfishing]] is still an issue. | ||
The rest of fish is farmed, which, as mentioned earlier, is a net loss of protein. Farmed fish are fed food crops that humans could otherwise eat. | The rest of fish is farmed, which, as mentioned earlier, is a net loss of protein. Farmed fish are fed food crops that humans could otherwise eat. | ||