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Seafood Nutrition at Risk from Climate Change
FISHERIES - November 7, 2023
Climate change could significantly reduce key nutrients from seafood by 2100, especially in low-income, tropical countries, with calcium and omega-3 facing the largest declines. While mitigation via the Paris Agreement could reduce the impact, the potential increase from seafood farming won't compensate for the losses. Strategies like better utilization of nutrient-rich fish and reduced food waste are proposed, but the primary solution highlighted is limiting global warming.
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Climate change poses a significant risk to the availability of essential nutrients from seafood, with potential declines of up to 30% by the century's end, especially impacting low-income countries. UBC research, published in 'Nature Climate Change,' underscores that high carbon emissions and low mitigation efforts could exacerbate nutrient deficits, while adherence to the Paris Agreement targets may lessen the declines. The study analyzes historical data and future projections of nutrients like calcium, iron, protein, and omega-3 fatty acids, highlighting a stagnation in nutrient availability since the 1990s despite mariculture gains.

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