Study: Fish fed to farmed salmon should also be part of the human diet

Directly consuming more wild-capture fisheries species that are widely used in salmon feeds, such as mackerel, anchovies and herring, could benefit people’s health while reducing aquaculture’s demand for finite marine resources, a new study suggests.

Mackerel on plate

Directly consuming more wild-capture fisheries species that are widely used in salmon feeds, such as mackerel, anchovies and herring, could benefit people’s health while reducing aquaculture’s demand for finite marine resources, a new study suggests.