Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Aquaculture nutrition examines how farmed fish and shellfish convert feed ingredients—proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and micronutrients—into growth, and how dietary composition shapes immune function, reproduction, and overall health. As global aquaculture expands to meet rising seafood demand, heavy reliance on wild-caught fishmeal and fish oil has become ecologically and economically unsustainable, pushing researchers to evaluate plant-based proteins, single-cell organisms, insect meal, and fermentation byproducts as viable replacements. A central challenge is that many substitute ingredients alter the fatty acid profiles fish accumulate in their tissues, affecting both the nutritional value of the product for human consumers and the physiological performance of the animals themselves. Active work focuses on how gut microbiota mediate nutrient absorption from novel feeds, and on optimizing carbohydrate utilization in species that have historically been regarded as poor glucose regulators.

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AquacultureNutritionFish FeedFatty AcidsSustainable FeedsFish Health