Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway
The projected increase in global population will demand a major increase in global food production. There is a need for more biomass from the ocean as future food and feed, preferentially from lower trophic levels. In this study, we estimated the mesopelagic biomass in three Norwegian fjords. We ana...
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| author | Anita R. Alvheim Marian Kjellevold Espen Strand Monica Sanden Martin Wiech |
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| description | The projected increase in global population will demand a major increase in global food production. There is a need for more biomass from the ocean as future food and feed, preferentially from lower trophic levels. In this study, we estimated the mesopelagic biomass in three Norwegian fjords. We analyzed the nutrient composition in six of the most abundant mesopelagic species and evaluated their potential contribution to food and feed security. The six species make up a large part of the mesopelagic biomass in deep Norwegian fjords. Several of the analyzed mesopelagic species, especially the fish species <i>Benthosema glaciale</i> and <i>Maurolicus muelleri</i>, were nutrient dense, containing a high level of vitamin A1, calcium, selenium, iodine, eicopentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and cetoleic acid. We were able to show that mesopelagic species, whose genus or family are found to be widespread and numerous around the globe, are nutrient dense sources of micronutrients and marine-based ingredients and may contribute significantly to global food and feed security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8dc7df35c0447839f77c5e9de58b8482022-12-21T20:02:01ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-03-019334410.3390/foods9030344foods9030344Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from NorwayAnita R. Alvheim0Marian Kjellevold1Espen Strand2Monica Sanden3Martin Wiech4Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817 Bergen, NorwayInstitute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817 Bergen, NorwayInstitute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817 Bergen, NorwayInstitute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817 Bergen, NorwayInstitute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817 Bergen, NorwayThe projected increase in global population will demand a major increase in global food production. There is a need for more biomass from the ocean as future food and feed, preferentially from lower trophic levels. In this study, we estimated the mesopelagic biomass in three Norwegian fjords. We analyzed the nutrient composition in six of the most abundant mesopelagic species and evaluated their potential contribution to food and feed security. The six species make up a large part of the mesopelagic biomass in deep Norwegian fjords. Several of the analyzed mesopelagic species, especially the fish species <i>Benthosema glaciale</i> and <i>Maurolicus muelleri</i>, were nutrient dense, containing a high level of vitamin A1, calcium, selenium, iodine, eicopentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and cetoleic acid. We were able to show that mesopelagic species, whose genus or family are found to be widespread and numerous around the globe, are nutrient dense sources of micronutrients and marine-based ingredients and may contribute significantly to global food and feed security.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/3/344mesopelagicnutrients<i>benthosema glaciale</i><i>maurolicus muelleri</i>trace elementsmineralsfatty acidsvitamin avitamin d |
| spellingShingle | Anita R. Alvheim Marian Kjellevold Espen Strand Monica Sanden Martin Wiech Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway Foods mesopelagic nutrients <i>benthosema glaciale</i> <i>maurolicus muelleri</i> trace elements minerals fatty acids vitamin a vitamin d |
| title | Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway |
| title_full | Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway |
| title_fullStr | Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway |
| title_short | Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway |
| title_sort | mesopelagic species and their potential contribution to food and feed security a case study from norway |
| topic | mesopelagic nutrients <i>benthosema glaciale</i> <i>maurolicus muelleri</i> trace elements minerals fatty acids vitamin a vitamin d |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/3/344 |
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