Aquafeeds
Point: There are no essential ingredients in aquaculture feeds
Kevin Fitzsimmons, leader of the F3 (fish-free feed) Challenge, says aquaculture may currently depend on fishmeal and fish oil, but farmed fish do not.
Aquafeeds
Counterpoint: Marine ingredients are stable in volume, strategic in aquaculture nutrition
IFFO Director General Petter M. Johannessen says fishmeal and fish oil offer unmatched nutrition and benefits to fuel aquaculture’s growth trajectory.
Innovation & Investment
Innovation Award 2020 finalist: Aquaterra from Nuseed
Aquaterra® is the third of three finalists for the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award for its omega-3 solution.
Innovation & Investment
Innovation Award 2020 finalist: ME-PRO® from Prairie AquaTech
An alternative aquaculture feed ingredient made in the American Plains is a finalist for GAA’s annual Global Aquaculture Innovation Award.
Aquafeeds
Montana firm putting barley on the alternative feed ingredient menu
Aquafeed manufacturers around the world seeking alternatives to fishmeal may soon be able to turn to an abundant and underutilized crop: barley.
Aquafeeds
Veramaris runs away with F3 oil-alternative contest
The DSM-Evonik joint venture won the F3 Fish Oil Challenge by a wide margin. CEO Karim Kurmaly talks about the “sacrifice” his team made to win.
Aquafeeds
Sunlight, seawater and wind: A simple recipe for ambitious algae grower Susewi
Utilizing proven large-scale pond engineering, Susewi aims to become the world’s largest producer of algal biomass, with its sights set on aquafeeds.
Innovation & Investment
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award 2019 finalist: Arbiom
Global Aquaculture Innovation Award finalist Arbiom is steadily proving the efficacy of its alternative feed ingredient SylPro, made from woody biomass.
Aquafeeds
Fly guys: Canada opens the door for insect-based feed companies
The sci-fi flick “The Fly” warned about mixing flies and technology, but high-tech black soldier fly farmers are seizing a real opportunity in aquaculture.
Aquafeeds
Third F3 Challenge centers on carnivores
The third marine-ingredient-free feed contest launches today with an eye on carnivorous species, which face scrutiny for their dependence on fishmeal and fish oil.
Innovation & Investment
Aquafeed opportunity attracts pioneers from fields afar
As business leaders switch focus from biofuels and energy to food security, one convert dubs the aquafeed opportunity a needed “redeployment” of knowledge.
Aquafeeds
Pond-cultivated algae: Slimy superhero for aquafeeds?
Qualitas Health, which grows algae in ponds in New Mexico and Texas for human supplements, is entering the alternative aquafeed ingredient market.
Aquafeeds
From bench to belly: Driving supply-side solutions for the future of fish feed
How can the interesting and valuable research on alternate feed ingredients get from the laboratory bench to consumers’ bellies through market mechanisms?
Aquafeeds
Aquafeed moonshots at the F3 ‘talent show’
At the F3 (fish-free feed) Companies Got Talent event in Burlingame, Calif., last week, alternative (non-marine) aquafeed ingredient companies spoke of decoupling aquaculture from fishmeal and fish oil in their quest for greater sustainability.
Aquafeeds
Single-cell protein aquafeed ingredient first to gain GRAS designation
Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm KnipBio is the first single-cell protein manufacturer serving the aquafeed industry to earn Generally Regarded as Safe designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Aquafeeds
Wood you believe it – a fish feed ingredient from the forest?
Arbiom hopes to ride the wave of interest in novel feed ingredients and expand production of a nutrient-rich protein meal made from wood residues.