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Table 2.1.1. Estimated use of fishmeal by farmed animals, 1994 and 2010, as percentage of total used (Pike, 1997).

Group

1994

2010

Poultry

55

48

Pigs

20

17

Fish and shrimp

17

23

Ruminants

3

6

Fur

1

1

Others

4

5

Total use in aqua feeds (mt) -

1,084,000

1,506,000

Table 2.1.2. Estimated percentage of fishmeal used by farmed fish and shrimp, 1994 and 2010 (Pike, 1997).

Species

1994

2010

Salmon

32.4

31.9

Shrimp

22.2

39.0

Trout

15.8

9.3

Eels

8.6

3.1

Bream/bass

5.3

4.8

Carp

4.1

3.4

Yellowtail

3.9

1.8

Catfish

2.0

0.8

Others

5.6

5.8

Total use in aqua- feeds (mt)

1,804,000

1,506,000

Table 2.1.3. Estimated percentage of fish oil used by farmed fish and shrimp, 1994 and 2010 (Pike, 1997).

Species

1994

2010

 

 

 

Salmon

44.5

42.4

Trout

23.9

12.4

Carp

7.9

11.0

Shrimp

7.6

13.0

Eels

5.0

1.4

Bream/bass

3.2

3.2

Yellowtail

2.1

9.5

Catfish

2.1

1.1

Others

3.7

6.1

Total use in aqua- feeds (mt)

380,000

1,133,000