Aquafeed

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Insect ingredient company Protix has recorded strong results in a new life cycle assessment (LCA) conducted by the German Institute of Food Technologies (Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik, DIL eV). The new figures follow on…

1st May 2024

Protix insect-based proteins, ingredients score high on sustainability

1st May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Despite some progress, the Central Asian country has fallen well short of its ambitious production targets, and while government has pledged more support to get the industry on track, state policy remains inconsistent and…

26th April 2024

Kazakhstan struggles to unlock its aquaculture potential

26th April 2024

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Aquafeed giant Skretting has committed to supply feed to the hybrid flow-through salmon project, in a partnership that strengthens its immediate commercial and future strategic positions. 

22nd April 2024

Skretting and Iceland’s LAXEY enter long-term partnership

22nd April 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Therese Log Bergjord, CEO of aquaculture feed company Skretting has announced her decision to leave the company after seven years.

9th April 2024

Skretting CEO Therese Log Bergjord to step down

9th April 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Directly consuming more wild-capture fisheries species that are widely used in salmon feeds, such as mackerel, anchovies and herring, could benefit people’s health while reducing aquaculture’s demand for finite marine resources, a…

22nd March 2024

Study: Fish fed to farmed salmon should also be part of the human diet

22nd March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Scientific journal Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture has published a review led by IFFO Technical Director Dr Brett Glencross and a cohort of world renowned fish nutritionists. With a variety of…

19th March 2024

Where are we in the search for new proteins for aquafeeds?

19th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Delft, Netherlands, -headquartered Veramaris has been granted the first market authorisation in Canada for the inclusion of algal oil in feeds for salmonid species.

14th March 2024

Vermaris secures Canadian authorisation for algal oil

14th March 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Krill meal is not beneficial when poultry meal is present in the Atlantic salmon diet, a new study has found. The feeding trial, which was designed to evaluate various aquafeed palatants, formed the…

14th February 2024

Study: Krill meal not beneficial in animal-based salmon diets

14th February 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

With the help of funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have discovered a way to utilise decomposing seaweed to mass produce marine enchytraeids, small worms naturally…

6th February 2024

Seaweed worms – alternative farmed fish diet shows great promise

6th February 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

In late 2023, the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) announced a new chemical-free approach to treating aquaculture waste. With funding support from the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), Scottish Sea Farms,…

23rd January 2024

Sludge – the next fish feed ingredient?

23rd January 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Delft, Netherlands-based microalgae oil producer Veramaris has for the first time announced a Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target. The company’s intention is to reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 22.5% by…

23rd January 2024

Veramaris strengthens emissions commitments

23rd January 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has approved a genetically modified canola oil that can be used in salmon feeds – providing a welcome boost for the industry, which has seen the global…

4th January 2024

New oil approved for Norwegian fish feeds

4th January 2024

INSIGHT

INSIGHT

To meet the global population’s appetite for affordable seafood, aquaculture around the world has expanded widely, reaching a record 122.6 million tonnes in 2020. But to support the sector’s growth and safeguard…

3rd January 2024

Will PAPs be the new aquafeed?

3rd January 2024

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Microalgae can grow faster and form more omega-3 if bred, new scientific research conducted by the Norwegian food research institute, Nofima has found. This makes them even more interesting as a feed…

14th December 2023

Nofima: Huge breeding potential in microalgae

14th December 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

US agricultural bioscience company Yield10 Bioscience and aquafeed giant BioMar Group have entered a long-term partnership to commercialise a Camelina crop containing enriched levels of EPA and DHA equal to fish oil.

1st November 2023

New partnership looks to grow fish oil on land

1st November 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

High value mackerel from Irish waters should be used for human consumption in Ireland, and not utlised as an animal feed ingredient in other countries, the country’s fishing industry has insisted ahead…

31st October 2023

Fishers insist mackerel shouldn’t go to animal feeds

31st October 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Peru’s Ministry of Production (Produce) has authorised the start of the second fishing season in the north-central area for anchovy (Engraulis ringens) and white anchovy (Anchoa nasus) in the north-central area of…

24th October 2023

Peru sets second anchovy season

24th October 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

New, version three of MarinTrust’s Factory Standard has been released, with the standard becoming effective on 1 May 2024.

23rd October 2023

MarinTrust unveils new factory standard

23rd October 2023

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

As a key source of high-quality protein and other nutrients, seafood is an essential part of the human diet, and with the global population continuing to rise, demand is likely to increase…

23rd October 2023

Tuna side-streams – for a circular fish farming industry

23rd October 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Forty companies from across the world have registered for the F3 – Future of Fish Feed’s latest aquaculture feed contest, the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge.

28th September 2023

Dozens of companies register for krill replacement competition

28th September 2023