How many tons of baitfish, ie, anchovies, sardines, etc, are removed from the ocean to be used as fertilizer?

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Well, I work for a wholesale grower and we use only synthetically produced time-release fertilizer. So in my case the answer would be: none. In fact, most of todays farmers don%26#039;t use actual fish byproducts. I have a neighboring family that is Korean and they do put a dead fish under each plant that goes in the ground... but this is not common American practice. 100% 1 Vote

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• Anchovies and Sardines are less baitfish but a food source!! I guess 99% of those taken from oceans are eaten rather than used as compost/fertilizer or bait!! 0% 0 Votes