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Don't really see how it'd make it any more efficient
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/13/515057834/90-percent-of-fish-we-use-for-fishmeal-could-be-used-to-feed-humans-instead
Not to mention there's other effects of fish farms outside of just the overfishing part that I didn't even list earlier. They're actually a big player in mangrove deforestation, for instance
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.14774
Or antibiotic usage
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198758/
Being suitable for human consumption doesn't mean it's not also suitable for playing a role in a more efficient food chain