Innovation & Investment
Early-stage diet innovator secures Aqua-Spark investment
The Netherlands-based investment fund is backing a proprietary micro-encapsulation technology that aims to replace live-feed needs for early-stage fish and shrimp.
Aquafeeds
Is a ‘baby food’ bottleneck looming for aquaculture?
Global aquaculture, particularly farmed shrimp, depends on artemia for hatchery feeds. Supplies meet current needs, but growth will require alternatives.
Aquafeeds
Research delves into enrichment of live feed for larval fish
A two-year grant of $276,000 seeks to improve the nutrition of live feed for, and therefore the production of, larval California yellowtail and halibut, with the hopes that the technology will be applicable to other species.
Aquafeeds
Live diets for larval fish, shrimp: Production, enrichment, feeding strategies
Live diets for reared marine larvae must be cost-effective and versatile while providing good nutrition and being easily captured and digested. Copepods offer superior nutritional value, but their rearing requires space and is laborious.