Nutrition and feeding of aquatic species

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The Singaporean firm that aims to transform Asia's crayfish sector

26 Oct 2020

Desmond Chow, the founder of Singapore Crawfish, is so convinced that crayfish aquaculture is ripe for investment that he’s spent the past two years, and considerable amounts of his own capital, developing a range of cra…

The recircular economy: RAS trial centre opens for business

13 Aug 2020

A new cutting-edge facility designed for recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) trials on coldwater species is now operational in Bergen.

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Five major challenges facing the global aquafeed sector

2 Jul 2020

The limited knowledge of the nutritional requirements of the vast majority of the fish and crustacean species currently farmed today is one of the five biggest challenges currently facing aquafeed producers.

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From small bugs to big bucks

2 Jun 2020

In 2015 Virginia Emery decided to start growing insect larvae in her backyard. As she awaits ground to be broken on a 30,000 square foot, $3 million mealworm production facility, the CEO of Beta Hatch reflects on the gro…

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News

Shrimp show taste for "spaghetti"

23 Nov 2020

Researchers in the Philippines are trialling the use of nutritious green “spaghetti algae” in fish and shrimp feeds, in a bid to reduce feed costs.

InnovaFeed set to build "world's largest" fly farm

20 Nov 2020

InnovaFeed has announced plans to build “the world’s largest insect protein production site” with ADM in the US.

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Fresh hopes for plant-based omega-3s

19 Nov 2020

Plans for the commercial production of a genetically-modified strain of Camelina that can be used as alternative to fish oil in aquafeeds are gaining momentum.

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Green bonds: a blueprint for improving aquafeed sustainability?

17 Nov 2020

Green bonds – a way to raise money for environmentally beneficial projects – could help to finance the sustainable growth of the $107 billion global aquafeed industry.

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Why aquaculture and agriculture must work in tandem

12 Nov 2020

The aquaculture sector needs to adopt a collaborative approach with the agriculture sector – specifically around plant biotechnology – to grow sustainably.

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Feed ingredients

A fresh perspective on fishmeal sources

27 Apr 2019

An integrated approach to improving the sustainability of reduction fisheries that engages industry, national government…

Shrimp thrive on microalgae feeds

26 Apr 2019

Substituting microalgae for at least part of the fish oil content contained in shrimp feeds can improve the growth rates…

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Biofloc diets boost catfish growth and performance

25 Apr 2019

The inclusion of biofloc meal in feed has been shown to improve the growth and health status of juvenile African catfish…

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Aquafeeds aimed at consumers: a recipe for success

23 Apr 2019

An increasing number of aquafeeds are being developed using novel ingredients to allow consumers to differentiate the en…

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Live feeds

Funding windfalls for fledgling live feed replacement and water treatment firms

27 Mar 2019

Aqua-Spark has today announced new investments in BioFishency, an innovator in water treatment systems for use in land-b…

Why insect farming for aquafeed is still at the larval stage

4 Mar 2019

Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go befor…

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From the micro to the macro: probiotics and biofloc systems’ positive impact on shrimps and shrimp farming

25 Feb 2019

One of South East Asia’s largest shrimp farming groups is the Lim Shrimp Organization (LSO), which has established a net…

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Benchmark safeguards live feed patents

27 Nov 2018

Benchmark has won a case which effectively protects its patents relating to its Artemia hatching and enrichment technolo…

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Feeding systems

9 ways fish farmers can easily improve blower and compressor performance

20 Feb 2019 Sponsored

The following nine simple best practice tips from Gardner Denver, the industrial air experts, are designed specifically …

Aquaculture in action: reducing the need for feed

24 Jan 2019

A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest natur…

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Feed system secures $2 million funding

14 Dec 2018

Umitron, a producer of AI-based feeding systems, has secured US $2 million in funding for a project that aims to improve…

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A 45-year perspective on aquafeeds

9 Jan 2019

After 45 years in aquaculture, recently retired BioMar feed executive Niels Alsted speaks to The Fish Site about evoluti…