Fisheries Contribution to Food and Nutrition Security: A Comprehensive Review
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(08 - 2024)
Abstract :
Fisheries play a significant role food and security since they are sources of quality animal protein, micronutrients and are sources of employment to millions of people. This article focuses on the diversity option of the fisheries based on health, livelihoods and culture. Fish contributes to the consumption of approximately 17% of the total animal protein it is the food containing beneficial nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, vitamin B12 and iodine. There are many ways that people can benefit from its consumption thereof such as better heart health, brain development and aches’ relief. The sector helps around 60 million population worldwide obtain their minimum necessary income and plays the leading role for the economic progress of many nations with a low human development index. But the escalating calls for the cancellation of fishing are contributing to overfishing while at the same time reducing other services such as habitat and food web, and messing with the climate. In the case of Pakistan, where sustainable management is being incorporated through new practices like development of aquaculture technologies and international perspectives. Pakistan feeds for big fishes in the consideration of food. The study is advising on improvement of the management system and acquiring fishing technology from across the world in a bid to guard future earnings through fisheries and feed the world and have food security.
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