fish meal
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3.5
- noun
- /fɪʃ miːl/
- Specialized
:
harina de pescado
- For example, salmon aquaculture used 10.3% of fish meal production in 2003, and shrimp aquaculture used 12.1% (Tacon et al. 2006).
- fish meal and oil
- demand for fish meal
- fish meal production
Examples
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Because fish meal is composed of many captured species, overexploitation results in declining biodiversity.
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Chief products of the menhaden industry are fish meal, fish oil, and solubles, but research into new product lines is underway.
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The fourth negative impact is the use of fish meal and fish oil in prepared feeds.
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Reducing the pressure on species use in fish meal production will take a comprehensive effort in all areas of animal feed production.
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Aquaculture feeds represent a growing market for fish meal.
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Although in some years a small percentage is exported, most menhaden fish meal becomes a valuable ingredient in domestic animal feeds.
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For these reasons, the use of fish meal in aquaculture must be considered a negative impact of the industry (Naylor et al. 2000).
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Fish meal is a limited resource; however, most fish stocks are already overexploited (Delgado et al. 2003).
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The poultry industry, followed by the swine industry, utilizes a majority of the annual production of menhaden fish meal in feed formulas.
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Farmers often utilize fish meal as a nutritious feed for their livestock.
Synonyms
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4.1
A powder made from ground fish used to feed animals or help plants grow
How Nutritious
Surface Forms
Morphology
fish + meal
The compound 'fish meal' transparently combines 'fish' with 'meal' to indicate a product made from fish, so learners can infer it is a fish-derived food/product. However, the specific technical sense of 'meal' as a ground, dried product used for fertilizer or animal feed (rather than a mealtime) is specialized and may not be known to an average B1 learner, so the relation is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Fish meal: The name fish meal comes from the simple idea of drying and grinding leftover fish into a fine powder called a meal. People use this powder as animal 'feed' or plant 'fertilizer' because it adds lots of protein, so the name tells you what it is and how it is used.