Aquatic biological invasions exacerbate nutritional and health inequities

Citation

South J, Sabini L, Pattison Z & Cuff JP (2025) Aquatic biological invasions exacerbate nutritional and health inequities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.06.007

Abstract
Fish are a critical source of accessible nutrition. However, when non-native species introduced through aquaculture establish in the wild, they inevitably alter the structure of ecological networks. This could have unprecedented outcomes for nutrient and toxin accumulation when aquatic food is consumed by humans, with socioeconomically variable impacts.

Keywords
aquaculture; non-native species; socioeconomic impacts; ecological impacts; nutritional replacement; toxins

Journal
Trends in Ecology and Evolution

• Aquatic biological invasions exacerbate nutritional and health inequities