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:: Volume 10, Issue 3 (5-2016) ::
JAD 2016, 10(3): 137-149 Back to browse issues page
Status of production and market of fishmeal on the aquaculture development
A. Adeli * , F. Baghaei
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan university of Agricultural Sciences and the Natural Resources
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Regarding increasing demand of fish meal and growth of aquaculture in the world, occurrence of some climate events such as El Nino caused in oscillation of production, supply and price of fish meal in global market. Annually fish meal and fish oil are produced about 7 and 1 million tons respectively from 33 million tons of whole fish and fish waste in the world. Chile and Peru are the major producers of these products due to their abundant reservoirs of Anchovy are responsible of about 50 percent of the fish feed in the world. In 2008 Peru, Chile and Thailand were the main producers of fishmeal with producing 1.4 million tons, 800 and 470 thousand tons, respectively in the world. The most importation was belonged to China with 1.3 million tons and the most exportation was pertained to Peru with 1.6 million tons in 2008. Average global market price of fish meal was 1461/7 $ per ton in 2012. There are 47 fish meal factories in Iran and the maximum capacity production of them is 1200 ton/RM/day. Despite the problems in preparation of raw material for the production, for the reason decrease of fish meal imports and high demand for fish meal price of their products have escalated. Hence, high demand of fish meal and its effect on fish diet cost, has been caused to increase retailing of the fish up to 470 percentage. Furthermore the fish meal industry targeted planning and coordination of fishing and aquaculture programs is the need aquaculture development.

Keywords: Fish meal, Fish oil, Aquaculture, market, Iran.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2016/10/11 | Accepted: 2016/10/11 | Published: 2016/10/11
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Adeli A, Baghaei F. Status of production and market of fishmeal on the aquaculture development. JAD 2016; 10 (3) :137-149
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Volume 10, Issue 3 (5-2016) Back to browse issues page
نشریه توسعه آبزی پروری Journal of Aquaculture Development
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