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What are the shortcomings of the FFER calculation and methodology?

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What are the shortcomings of the FFER calculation and methodology?

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These calculations do not take into account any fishmeal or oil that may be captured as a byproduct when processing the farmed fish. This means that any fishmeal or oil produced from the farmed fish is not subtracted. Perhaps most importantly, the sustainability of fisheries used in feeds is not accounted for in FFER and is a critical independent factor for ensuring that aquaculture feeds are sustainable. The origin and sustainability of the forage fish used in farm feed can (and should, in WWF’s opinion) be incorporated into a separate indicator and standard within each Dialogue.