fish meal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fish meal
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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But fish meal is selling for record-high prices after officials in Peru, the biggest producer of the anchovies used to make it, suspended this year’s catch early.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“That fish meal or aqua feed, as a whole, represents the majority cost for a lot of aquaculture farmers,” Gephart said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The fish meal used to feed farmed salmon presents further problems, as it often originates from wild-caught fish that aren't always taken at sustainable levels.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2024
The hundreds of millions of tons harvested annually are used almost exclusively to create that fish meal, a product that is in turn used to make feed for industrial, high-end fish farming.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
True it was piled high with fish meal and the smell of it was delicate and penetrating.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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