How a pioneering Australian scientist teamed up with one of the world’s most advanced aquaculture nutrition companies to defy conventional academic wisdom and develop a range of probiotics that has enabled the shrimp sector to slash antibiotic use.
Despite struggling to achieve bulk production volumes and compete with global commodities such as fishmeal and soy, opportunities for alternative protein producers in aquafeed sector are only going to grow in the coming years.
Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go before it can produce protein capable of competing with the commodities that are the current mainstay of the aquafeed industry.
