The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s 2020 Scientific Report came out last week. For the first time ever, the committee examined dietary needs of pregnant moms and young children. They concluded that children of moms who eat seafood during pregnancy and also kids who eat seafood early in life receive benefits they’ll enjoy for their lifetimes.
We need more sustainably-raised and nutritious food. Aquaculture is certainly poised to contribute meaningfully to our future food needs. Fish farming makes a much smaller call on resources than other types of animal agriculture, and it provides nutritious food that public health experts say should be a larger part of our diets. It’s not the sole answer to “What’s for dinner?” in 2040. But it will be an important part of the answer.
Fourth in a series on aquaculture. Our food supply needs, roughly, to double by mid-century. Even with evolving improvements, terrestrial agriculture will be severely challenged to meet our requirements. The discontinuous change aquaculture provides offers hope that we will meet our need for healthy and nutritious food raised sustainably.