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When will we eliminate soy from salmon feeds?

If soy has such negative impact on the environment, why is it still used in salmon feeds? Many new ingredients are being developed, why don’t we see a bigger change in the feed composition?

F3 webinar: emerging trends in alternative feeds for shrimp

12 Jul 2021 Sponsored

Major aquafeed companies and producers are set to discuss emerging trends in fish-free feeds for shrimp in a webinar scheduled for 15 July.

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A more sustainable future for aquafeeds: a CEO's perspective

7 Jul 2021 Sponsored

Carlos Diaz, CEO of BioMar, explains the logic behind the company’s ambitious new 2030 sustainability goals and muses on how the company – and the wider aquaculture industry – is likely to grow in the coming decades.

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Should seaweed be more widely used in shrimp feeds?

Seaweed has huge potential in for use in shrimp aquaculture, according Alexandre Veille, although there are still a number of bottlenecks – including consumer perception, market competition and a relative lack of studies…

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NovoNutrients raises $4.7 million

NovoNutrients, which creates proteins for applications including aquafeeds using industrial carbon dioxide emissions, cheap hydrogen and naturally occurring microbes, has raised $4.7 million.

GM canola gains sustainability certification

A genetically modified strain of canola that’s been engineered to produce the long-chain omega-3s required in many aquafeeds has been awarded Friend of the Sea certification.

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Food fit for a king (salmon)

After seven years of research and development, a selection of advanced diets tailor-made for king salmon has finally been produced.

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Novel feeding strategy boosts fish farmers’ incomes by 22 percent

Using low quality feeds that target both farmed fish and the organisms in the ponds that they’re raised in can reduce costs and improve performance.

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US grain industry targets Southeast Asian and North African aquafeed sectors

The US Grains Council (USGC) has invested significantly in both resources and relationships to target Southeast Asia’s aquaculture feed sector, in the hope of selling an additional 1.125 million tonnes of American grains…

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Feed ingredients

NovoNutrients raises $4.7 million

NovoNutrients, which creates proteins for applications including aquafeeds using industrial carbon dioxide emissions, ch…

When will we eliminate soy from salmon feeds?

If soy has such negative impact on the environment, why is it still used in salmon feeds? Many new ingredients are being…

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GM canola gains sustainability certification

A genetically modified strain of canola that’s been engineered to produce the long-chain omega-3s required in many aquaf…

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Restorative aquaculture: know your anemones

A promising integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) project aims to restore a threatened sea anemone to a large swat…

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Innovate BC hosts first-ever Aquaculture Innovation Awards

Poseidon Ocean Systems, ThisFish and Industrial Plankton receive honours at Aquaculture Innovation Awards in British Col…

Getting the most out of Artemia in shrimp aquaculture

Artemia are valuable as live feeds for the early life stages of shrimp. While they might be expensive, if used correctly…

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Are we close to replacing Artemia as a live feed?

Although some shrimp and finfish hatcheries are looking to switch from Artemia in favour of alternative first feeds, aqu…

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The mutant plankton that could improve juvenile farmed finfish survival

The survival rate of juvenile marine finfish in aquaculture hatcheries could be on the cusp of improvement following a n…

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Feeding systems

How to manage water effluent from shrimp farms

Effluent from shrimp ponds can have a significant impact on the natural environment and on neighbouring shrimp farms, bu…

The app that's helping a new generation of Filipino fish and shrimp farmers

An app designed to help aquaculture operators in the Philippines with their feeding regimes, fish health and to connect …

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What’s the optimum feeding strategy for tilapia?

Tilapia fed three times a day show improved growth rates and welfare indicators, according to a new study.

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Barramundi boom predicted by Skretting

A new tool to help barramundi farmers predict and maximise growth rates has been launched by Skretting today.

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