1.1 POUNDS 2.2 POUNDS 3.0 POUNDS POUNDS 4.0–10.0 FARM-RAISED FISH BROILER CHICKENS HOGS CATTLE FEED CONVERSION RATIO ESTIMATED FEED REQUIRED TO GAIN ONE POUND OF BODY MASS 4 FEEDING A GROWING WORLD WITH The mission of the Global Aquaculture Alliance is to further environmentally responsible aquaculture to meet world food needs. FOOD PRODUCTION & GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 5 2.5x 4x 7x P N CO2 CARBON DIOXIDE NITROGEN PHOS- PHORUS FARMED SALMON PRODUCTION CATTLE PRODUCTION 1 Fish to 2030: Prospects for Fisheries and Aquaculture” – a collaboration between the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/18882045/fish-2030-prospects-fisheries- aquaculture 3 http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/worldpoptotal.php 4 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/aquaculture/ 5 http://aquabounty.com/a-detrimental-disconnect-between-farming-land-and-sea/ © 2016 The Global Aquaculture Alliance | www.gaalliance.org | bap.gaalliance.org 46.4 PRODUCTION WILL NEED TO INCREASE BY TO MEET THE WORLD’S SEAFOOD NEEDS AQUACULTURE MILLION METRIC TONS 2 58 47 65 2006 94 2030 WORLD POPULATION 3 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF AQUACULTURE FISH (IN MILLIONS OF METRIC TONS) GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF WILD FISHERIES FISH (IN MILLIONS OF METRIC TONS) AQUACULTURE OF FOOD FISH WILL COME FROM AQUACULTURE BY 2030 1 62 %