Food system
Focus on optimising production
Focus on building resilience within food system
Awareness of the links between food systems on land and sea but this awareness not translated into policy Food policy accounts for risks and opportunities arising from the links between food production on land and sea
Seafood is increasingly demanded by the burgeoning middle class aware of the health benefits of these foods Seafood has become a widely recognised key element in food security and nutrition strategies (individual to policy-makers)
Expansion of mariculture, but large focus on producing luxury products for high-income countries Expansion of sustainable mariculture to meet nutritional requirements in at-risk populations
Highly inequitable distribution of nutritious seafood products Increasingly equitable distribution of nutritious seafood products
Nutrition of pregnant & lactating women & children under 5 are of extreme concern in certain areas Reduction in maternal, foetal and child mortality, and childhood stunting in historically deficient areas
Nutritionally/ecologically sensitive seafood production practices are showing promise but have not been widely implemented Lessons learnt from successful nutrition and conservation policy and management being used to inform and support decision-makers world-wide
Toxic algal blooms and pollution of increasing concern for seafood production Success in scaling up green engineering programs has led to a reduction in marine pollution in certain areas