tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post6229639297554050788..comments2023-10-31T05:09:58.639-04:00Comments on maribo: Farming the seaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-4220104680719460522011-07-12T12:29:18.103-04:002011-07-12T12:29:18.103-04:00The next question is producing the plant-based oil...The next question is producing the plant-based oils to replace fish oil in aquaculture feed. The Turchini paper offers some perspective on the numbers; oil production from plants (soybeans, palm trees) is an order of magnitude greater than fish oil production (from catching wild fish). Switching to more plant-based feeds may hold some promise, but we need to look at more production scenarios. It'd be a good graduate research project for someone!Simon Donnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844831377442275615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-1419516790730238412011-07-12T00:12:03.808-04:002011-07-12T00:12:03.808-04:00Great to see you take up this topic.
Relevant:
...Great to see you take up this topic.<br /><br />Relevant: <br /><br />http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1753-5131.2008.01001.x/abstract<br />Fish oil replacement in finfish nutrition<br /><br /> Giovanni M. Turchini,<br /> Bente E. Torstensen,<br /> Wing-Keong Ng<br /><br />Article first published online: 10 FEB 2009<br /><br />DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2008.01001.x<br /><br />"Abstract<br /><br />Unsustainable fishing practices have placed a heavy emphasis on aquaculture to meet the global shortfalls in the supply of fish and seafood, which are commonly accepted as the primary source of health-promoting essential omega-3 (n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids). However, dietary fish oil is required for the production of omega-3-rich farmed fish and this commodity, in a vicious circle, is at present derived solely from wild fisheries ...."<br /><br />Yes, plant source food can be fed to fish. No, it doesn't work the same way. Major challenge there.Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.com