Fish feed from insects could help down drive production costs for world's fish farmers (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] December 10, 2014
This is Fish Radio. I’m Laine Welch --- Insects could be the new rage in fish feeds. More after this
The most costly part of the farmed fish business is feed – it represents 60 to 70 percent of production costs. And the bulk of the feed – which totaled 870 million tons valued at $350 billion in 2011 -- is made from ground up wild fish, such as anchovies, herring or menhaden. Roughly 10 per cent of global fish catches go to fishmeal, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. It takes up to four pounds of wild fish meal to grow one pound of farmed salmon, and the farmed fish industry is facing increasing criticism to find other food sources. To the rescue --- insects!
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