Dr Richard Newton, one of the UK’s preeminent insect farming experts, explains why the sector has a long way to go before it can produce protein capable of competing with the commodities that are the current mainstay of the aquafeed industry.
How a more aggressive diversification of the raw materials used by the aquaculture feed sector could help the planet cope with burgeoning global population growth.
A novel aquaculture feeding concept is exploiting the pond ecosystem to encourage farmed fish and shrimp to ingest naturally occurring food alongside feed – a system that has the potential to reduce both production costs and environmental impacts.
After 45 years in aquaculture, recently retired BioMar feed executive Niels Alsted speaks to The Fish Site about evolution of the aquaculture industry, the advantages of RAS and why insects are likely to remain an extremely niche raw material.
