Because the pre-conference Aquafeed Sustainability Forum on Tuesday was presented to an unexpectedly full room, the debate about alternative fish feed ingredients spilled over into Thursday at the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Global Outlook for Aquaculture Leadership (GOAL) conference on Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
With finite marine resources for fishmeal and fish feed, aquaculture producers are keen to find the right balance in feed formulations that not only produce high quality fish but are produced sustainably with minimal impact on the marine and terrestrial environments.
“Environmental impact is the responsibility of any production system,” said Andrew Mallison, director general of UK-based IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation. “We have significant expectations and [marine ingredients] have responded, working with NGOs, identifying criteria for certification.” Terrestrial-based ingredients are under a fair amount of scrutiny as well…
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