The Future of Food from the Sea
Bren School of Environmental Science & Mgmt
Steve Gaines
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The Future of Food from the Sea Steve Gaines Bren School of Environmental Science & Mgmt Global Demand for Animal Protein 4 Land Area Population Size Population 2050 Per Capita Income vs % Protein from Meat Growth in Wealth Global
The Future of Food from the Sea
Bren School of Environmental Science & Mgmt
Steve Gaines
Global Demand for Animal Protein
4
Land Area
Population Size
Population 2050
Per Capita Income vs % Protein from Meat
Growth in Wealth
Global Demand for Animal Protein
10
How will this growth be met?
Bad Options on Land
Biodiversity, GHG, Nutrient loading challenges
Food production area as fraction of total cropland 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1
1 B hectares Cleared for Agriculture 3 G tons CO2/yr
Sources of Greenhouse Gases
Energy Production Livestock Transportation Fossil Fuel Retrieval Agriculture Residential Manufacturing Land Use Waste Disposal
Cost Depends on What is Consumed
0" 50" 100" 150" 200" 250" 300"
Fed"Finfish"(net"pen)" Fed"Finfish"(pond)" Fed"Finfish"(land)" Fed"Invertebrates" Unfed" Pigmeat" Poultry" MuBon"&"Goat" Beef" "Trapping" Nets" Longlining" Puse"Seining" Trawling"
KG#of#CO2#per#KG#of#Protein#
Global#Warming#Poten6al#for#Meat#and#Seafood#
The Global Warming Pie
Emissions from Everywhere
d y
39% 26% 21% 9% 5% Enteric fermentation Manure Feed Land-use change Energy and post-farm
Burps Feces Feed
Oceans have Lower GHG Costs
0" 50" 100" 150" 200" 250" 300"
Fed"Finfish"(net"pen)" Fed"Finfish"(pond)" Fed"Finfish"(land)" Fed"Invertebrates" Unfed" Pigmeat" Poultry" MuBon"&"Goat" Beef" "Trapping" Nets" Longlining" Puse"Seining" Trawling"
KG#of#CO2#per#KG#of#Protein#
Global#Warming#Poten6al#for#Meat#and#Seafood#
Fisheries
Where We are Today
Costello et al. in review
% Fisheries with Good Harvest
Alternative Futures
% Fisheries with Good Harvest
8 MMT of Filets 300 MMT more Fish $40 B more Profits
Projections for Every Fishing Country
20 40 60 80 100 120 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
4.4 0.2
Change Annual Profit ($ Billion) Change in Biomass (MMT)
MSY (MMT, of conservation concern)
Change in Catch (MMT) 1
A 10 20 30 1 2 3 4 5
Indonesia India Japan Philippines Thailand Malaysia Viet Nam
Taiwan
Change in Annual Profit ($ Billion)
Global Demand for Animal Protein
20
Fix Fisheries
Oceans have Lower GHG Costs
0" 50" 100" 150" 200" 250" 300"
Fed"Finfish"(net"pen)" Fed"Finfish"(pond)" Fed"Finfish"(land)" Fed"Invertebrates" Unfed" Pigmeat" Poultry" MuBon"&"Goat" Beef" "Trapping" Nets" Longlining" Puse"Seining" Trawling"
KG#of#CO2#per#KG#of#Protein#
Global#Warming#Poten6al#for#Meat#and#Seafood#
Aquaculture
Option 2
A Thought Experiment
22
What are the Environmental Costs?
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Cost of Meeting 2050 Demand
B e e f M u t t
& G
t P
l t r y P i g m e a t D a i r y F i s h A q u a c u l t u r e E g g s R i c e U n f e d A q u a c u l t u r e W h e a t B r
n K e l p S
b e a n
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Gigatons CO2 Added
Water Used
Cost of Meeting 2050 Demand
P i g m e a t B e e f M u t t
& G
t W h e a t R i c e D a i r y P
l t r y E g g s S
b e a n F i s h A q u a c u l t u r e U n f e d A q u a c u l t u r e B r
n K e l p
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Km3 Water
Area Used
Cost of Meeting 2050 Demand
M u t t
& G
t B e e f P i g m e a t D a i r y P
l t r y F i s h A q u a c u l t u r e E g g s R i c e W h e a t S
b e a n U n f e d A q u a c u l t u r e
2.0x10+6 4.0x10+6 6.0x10+6 8.0x10+6 1.0x10+7 1.2x10+7 1.4x10+7
Km2 Added
Thought Experiment
Area needed by 2050
Thought Experiment
75%
South America Area needed by 2050
Thought Experiment
95%
NZ Area needed by 2050 75%
South America
Thought Experiment #2
Greenhouse Warming Potential
(Gigatons CO2 Equiv) by 2050
Thought Experiment #2
Greenhouse Warming Potential
(Gigatons CO2 Equiv) by 2050
72% of China 132% of USA
Thought Experiment #2
95% of Australia
Greenhouse Warming Potential
(Gigatons CO2 Equiv) by 2050
72% of China 132% of USA
Thought Experiment #3
Freshwater
Thought Experiment #3
Freshwater
Lake Huron
Thought Experiment #3
Freshwater
Lake Huron
More Seafood
Area Used
Cost of Meeting 2050 Demand
M u t t
& G
t B e e f P i g m e a t D a i r y P
l t r y F i s h A q u a c u l t u r e E g g s R i c e W h e a t S
b e a n U n f e d A q u a c u l t u r e
2.0x10+6 4.0x10+6 6.0x10+6 8.0x10+6 1.0x10+7 1.2x10+7 1.4x10+7
Km2 Added
Current Global Average Diet
Diet Preferences Are Favorable
Constraints on Fed Aquaculture
Feed
Limits on Fishmeal Emerging Feeds
New Policies
Regulatory reform, Carbon Tax