Omega-3 nutraceuticals, climate change and threats to the environment : The cases of Antarctic krill and Calanus finmarchicus

Prado-Cabrero, Alfonso and Nolan, John M. (2021) Omega-3 nutraceuticals, climate change and threats to the environment : The cases of Antarctic krill and Calanus finmarchicus. Ambio, 50 (6). pp. 1184-1199. ISSN 0044-7447

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Abstract

The nutraceutical market for EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) is promoting fishing for Euphasia superba (Antarctic krill) in the Southern Ocean and Calanus finmarchicus in Norwegian waters. This industry argues that these species are underexploited, but they are essential in their ecosystems, and climate change is altering their geographical distribution. In this perspective, we advocate the cessation of fishing for these species to produce nutraceuticals with EPA and DHA. We argue that this is possible because, contrary to what this industry promotes, the benefits of these fatty acids only seem significant to specific population groups, and not for the general population. Next, we explain that this is desirable because there is evidence that these fisheries may interact with the impact of climate change. Greener sources of EPA and DHA are already available on the market, and their reasonable use would ease pressure on the Arctic and Antarctic ecosystems.

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Additional Information:	Funding Information: We are grateful to the reviewers, who with their suggestions have improved this article. During the preparation of this work, A.P.-C. was supported by Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund Programme, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Ireland’s European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes 2014–2020, project number CF20160426. A.P.-C. is also supported by a joint research centre grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine on behalf of the government of Ireland under Grant Number 16/RC/3835 – Vistamilk. The conclusions and recommendations presented in this article are of the authors and do not, in any way, represent the views of the funders. Funding Information: We are grateful to the reviewers, who with their suggestions have improved this article. During the preparation of this work, A.P.-C. was supported by Enterprise Ireland Commercialisation Fund Programme, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Ireland?s European Structural and Investment Funds Programmes 2014?2020, project number CF20160426. A.P.-C. is also supported by a joint research centre grant from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine on behalf of the government of Ireland under Grant Number 16/RC/3835 ? Vistamilk. The conclusions and recommendations presented in this article are of the authors and do not, in any way, represent the views of the funders. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s).
Uncontrolled Keywords:	/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2304
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Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2022 23:06
Last Modified:	08 Aug 2023 19:15
URI:	http://repository-testing.wit.ie/id/eprint/4056

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