Aquafeeds
Upcycling food system byproducts in livestock and aquaculture feeds
Greater use of byproducts as aquafeed has considerable potential, especially combined with other measures, in the transition to circular food systems.
Aquafeeds
New Oregon fishmeal facility embraces circular economy by upcycling fish trimmings
Taking a circular economy approach, a new Scoular fishmeal processing facility will upcycle local fish trimmings into aquafeed.
Responsibility
Nutrient recycling and circular economies can support sustainable intensification of aquaculture, part 2
Whether aquaculture can meet global seafood demand depends on the impacts of variables like climate change and marine ecosystem stability.
Responsibility
Nutrient recycling and circular economies can support sustainable intensification of aquaculture, part 1
With nutrient recycling, aquaculture can contribute sustainably toward the nutritional requirements of billions of people over the next century.
Aquafeeds
Opportunities and challenges for olive oil byproducts in aquafeeds
Study from Malaysia evaluates the inclusion of olive oil byproducts in aquafeeds and their potential for expanded utilization.
Aquafeeds
Black tiger shrimp processing waste can be converted into a value-added powder
Philippines study finds shrimp processing waste can be turned into nutritious powdered ingredients for soups or seasonings.
Responsibility
Undervalued and invasive species hold value for products consumers want, say researchers
BlueCC is developing ways to use undervalued and invasive species to manufacture consumer products like cosmetics and dietary supplements.
Aquafeeds
Stirling researcher identifies range of potential uses for aquaculture byproducts
Byproducts from aquaculture can increase the industry’s sustainability and contribute to other sectors like diet supplements, cosmetics and animal feeds, a new study concludes.
Innovation & Investment
Aqua-Spark acquires stake in biotech company Hofseth Biocare
Aqua-Spark has acquired a stake in Norwegian biotech company Hofseth Biocare, which valorizes farmed salmon byproducts for consumer goods.
Aquafeeds
With byproducts, getting more from – and for – fish
Use of fish trimmings and byproducts in fishmeal and fish oil is a win for aquaculture. But challenges loom, including logistics and economics.
Aquafeeds
It takes guts to advance sustainability in aquaculture
With byproducts representing between 25 to 50 percent of the weight of various fish species, we need to be looking at how the entire fish is being used: even the heads, guts and skin.
Aquafeeds
GOAL video: Gorjan Nikolik on fishmeal
Gorjan Nikolik, senior industry analyst for Rabobank, presented on fishmeal’s transformation from commodity to a “high-priced strategic protein” at the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s annual GOAL conference in Vancouver. See the full video of his presentation.
Aquafeeds
Gamma irradiation enhances nutritional value of animal byproducts
Gamma irradiation treatment presents a possible processing technique for reducing anti-nutrients and improving the nutritive quality of many feed ingredients.
Aquafeeds
Animal protein meals reduce feed costs but don’t improve shrimp performance
The authors conducted a study to determine how replacement of salmon meal with various animal protein meals in feed affected the growth performance of white shrimp.
Health & Welfare
Fishery byproducts evaluated as feeding stimulants in plant-based shrimp diets
New cost-effective additives, such as fishery byproducts, will likely be needed to meet the increasing demand for feeding stimulants by aquafeed producers.
Health & Welfare
Protein isolates recovered from processing could yield nutraceutical seafood products
Meat recovered from seafood processing byproducts could be combined with nutraceutical ingredients to form customizable seafood items.