Hemp Diet Trial for Salmon to Assess Protein Levels
Salmon will feast on hemp as part of efforts to reduce the environmental impact of Scottish aquaculture.
A study, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, is looking at whether the plant can be used as a protein source for fish feed.
The UK Seafood Innovation Fund has provided £50,000 to Rare Earth Global, an industrial hemp grower, to look at how seeds can be integrated into the diets of farmed fish.
Creating a protein powder from locally grown hemp seeds could reduce the reliance...
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