{"id":401,"date":"2024-09-11T08:51:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfacampaign.andthedolphine.com\/?p=401"},"modified":"2024-10-01T11:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:11:59","slug":"strengthen-sustainable-aquatic-food-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animals4climate.wfa.org\/index.php\/2024\/09\/11\/strengthen-sustainable-aquatic-food-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthen Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aquatic food systems, particularly shifting from carnivorous aquaculture to low-trophic and extractive aquaculture, can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation efforts. For instance, scope 3 emissions<\/a> in salmon farming can account for over 80% of all GHG emissions while feed alone accounts for approximately 40% of Scope 3 emissions. Instead, seaweed farming sequesters CO2<\/strong><\/a> and provides a sustainable source of food and biofuel.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Furthermore, effective fisheries management plays a crucial role<\/a> in maintaining marine biodiversity and enhancing the ocean’s capacity to sequester carbon, further mitigating climate change. Just by ending the practice of overfishing, we could store the same amount of carbon as 6.5 million acres of forest each year<\/a>. Additionally, certain gear modifications, such as elevating trawl nets off the seafloor, can improve animal welfare, avoid damaging the marine environment, and reduce fuel consumption. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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