GoKawiilStudy quantifies how much invertebrates like shrimp and mollusks contribute to global food nutrition
Researchers combined 2019 reconstructed marine fisheries landings from Sea Around Us with FAO inland fisheries and aquaculture data to measure how much invertebrates such as mollusks, crustaceans, sea cucumbers and jellyfish contribute to global seafood production. They standardized species names using the ASFIS taxonomic system and checked their findings across multiple years from 2014 to 2019 to confirm consistency. The analysis treated marine and inland fisheries separately due to gaps in reconstruction data for freshwater systems.
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Invertebrate seafood is often overlooked in nutrition and food security research despite being a major global food source, especially in coastal and developing regions. Better data on its contribution could reshape how policymakers assess nutritional access and sustainability in fisheries management.
- The study used 2019 global fisheries and aquaculture datasets, cross-checked against five prior years for consistency.
- Invertebrates analyzed included mollusks, crustaceans, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sea worms, sponges and jellyfish.
- Marine and inland fisheries were studied separately due to inconsistent freshwater catch reporting standards.
Source: nature.com — Zamborain-Mason, 2026-09-02
Published there as: “The nutritional value of invertebrate aquatic foods”
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