Aquafeeds
Tiny ingredient tackles big problem: Krill meal reduces melanosis in farmed salmon
Krill meal reduces melanin spots, or melanosis, in salmon, potentially improving fish health and profitability for the aquaculture industry.
Intelligence
New platform centralizes two decades of Antarctic krill research to support scientific and policy efforts
New platform compiles 20 years of peer-reviewed research on Antarctic krill, offering insights to inform conservation and ocean policy.
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BRF Ingredients, Symrise awarded top performing krill replacements in F3 Challenge
Brazil's BRF Ingredients and Germany's Symrise won the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge for innovations in replacing krill in aquaculture feed.
Aquafeeds
F3 launches new aquafeed challenge to identify top krill replacements
The F3 Krill Replacement Challenge will find krill replacements that result in good growth, feed conversion and survival for Atlantic salmon.
Aquafeeds
Canada approves importation license for krill-based ingredient Qrill Aqua
CFIA this week approved imports of Norway-based Aker BioMarine’s Qrill Aqua, a krill meal product and aquafeed ingredient that boosts fish performance.
Responsibility
NOAA awards $4.2 million to study stressors facing Dungeness crab, other marine life under climate change
NOAA will help fund a study looking into how stressors related to climate change impact Dungeness crab and marine life off the Pacific coast.
Aquafeeds
FDA approves krill products for farmed salmon feeds
Aker BioMarine announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its krill-based protein meal products for use in salmonid feeds.
Aquafeeds
Study: Antarctic krill meal can be a viable supplement to fishmeal in shrimp feeds
A new study found that Antarctic krill meal can be a viable supplement to fishmeal in shrimp feeds, offering a sustainable feed alternative.
Aquafeeds
Will krill fulfill its promise as an aquaculture feed ingredient?
Krill has been shown to augment aquafeeds but utilizing and protecting the resource demands specialized equipment and a patient, collaborative approach.
Aquafeeds
Aquaculture Exchange: Andrew Jackson, IFFO
Aquaculture remains dependent on fishmeal and fish oil, crucial marine ingredients in aquafeeds, particularly at key life stages. Andrew Jackson, technical director at IFFO and one of the world’s foremost fishmeal experts, tells the Advocate that the two industries can coexist well into the future if properly managed.