Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons: Fishmeal and Fish Oil Prices and Alternative Ingredients | Ep. 82
In this episode of The Aquaculture Podcast Show, Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons, from the University of Arizona, explains why rising fishmeal and fish oil costs are accelerating interest in alternative aquafeed ingredients. He discusses algae oils, insect meals, single-cell proteins, animal byproducts, scaling challenges, and commercial adoption while highlighting their importance for sustainable aquaculture nutrition. Listen now on all major platforms!
"We see that using these alternative ingredients to replace fishmeal and fish oil is maybe the first big, important step in sustainability."
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What will you learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (02:12) Introduction
- (04:55) Forage fish pressure
- (06:41) Alternative feed ingredients
- (11:42) Commercial feed adoption
- (15:25) Scaling feed alternatives
- (16:29) Industry investment
- (17:15) Closing thoughts
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