Acronym SecureFeed
Category
Aquaculture
Title Biosafe use of organic material in discharges from salmon production to the production of feed raw materials Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Andreas Hagemann Coordinator email Andreas.Hagemann@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway) ,
NVI - Norwegian Veterinary Institute (Norway) ,
Start year 2022 End year 2023 Funding (€) € 100,000 Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/901732/ Summary Low-trophic organisms, such as the black soldier fly and brushfish, are able to use aquaculture sludge as a growth medium and convert this into animal protein that can be used for fish and animal feed. There are gaps in knowledge about the ability of such organisms to change and pass on risk factors, e.g. infectious agent and heavy metals that can be found in the growth medium. Large amounts of aquaculture sludge are produced in Norway, and it is crucial to learn more about this in order to continue on the path towards a more circular bioeconomy. In addition to sludge from recycling facilities (RAS), a larger volume of sludge from closed sea facilities can be expected in the future. Uncovering risk factors when using sludge as a growth medium for the production of low-trophic animal protein is a step towards the future local use of farming sludge.
Main objective:
Provide knowledge about and document the degree of biosafety when using organic material from emissions from salmon production to the production of safe feed raw materials for terrestrial and marine organisms.
Sub-goals:
1. To carry out and publish a critical literature study of relevant scientific publications, map upstream and downstream collection and treatment of sludge, as well as the feed industry's requirements for the use of sludge as a feed ingredient.
2. To carry out controlled inoculation experiments (""spiking"") with a selection of infectious agents based on collected and systematized knowledge, as well as measure the transfer of potentially toxic elements in the model organisms brush ground and black soldier fly larvae after growth on a sludge-based substrate.
3. To point out and document possible measures to ensure the safe (biosafe) use of sludge from salmon farming as a growth substrate for low-trophic organisms that can be used as feed material for terrestrial and/or marine organisms.
Keywords
Feed quality;
Waste valorization;
Animal feed;
Salmon;
Bioprospecting;
Land-based aquaculture;
Fish;
Protein;
Protein source;
Wastes;
Recirculating systems;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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