Acronym MARINALGAE4aqua
Category
Aquaculture
Title Improving bio-utilisation of marine algae as sustainable feed ingredients to increase efficiency and quality of aquaculture production Programme International Cooperation
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-European Coordinator Ronan Pierre Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (Portugal)
Institutions involved
CEVA - Algae Technical Research Centre (France) ,
CFRI - Central Fisheries Research Institute (Turkey) ,
NA - Cukurova University (Turkey) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
UIN - Nord University (Norway) ,
NA - Plagton A.E. (Greece) ,
ALGAplus - Production and Commercialization of algae and its derivatives (Portugal) ,
DTU - Technical University of Denmark (Denmark) ,
UPATRAS - University of Patras (Greece) ,
UNIUD - University of Udine (Italy) ,
Start year 2016 End year 2018 Funding (€) € NA Website https://anr.fr/Project-ANR-15-COFA-0003 Summary The project MARINALGAE4aqua aims to improve the bio-utilisation of marine algae as a sustainable feed ingredient, to increase efficiency and quality of aquaculture production.
The aquafeed industry is actively seeking new ingredients for feeds of major farmed species, including Atlantic salmon. Sustainable protein and lipid sources are essential for future aquafeeds. The extant information indicates that the digestibility of algae depends on their variety, and the algae have to be processed to improve their nutrient bioavailability. Furthermore, inclusion of feed additives may ensure better utilization of the algae by the farmed fish. In addition, algal inclusion may improve fish growth and health. The efficacy of algae as suitable fishmeal and fish oil replacers will be demonstrated through feeding trials on Atlantic salmon employing the specially formulated feeds.
Keywords
Animal feed;
Fish meal replacement;
Fish oil replacement;
Bioprospecting;
Fish;
Feed composition;
Salmon;
Algae;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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