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SUBMITTER: Beal CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6180066 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beal Colin M CM Gerber Léda N LN Thongrod Supis S Phromkunthong Wutiporn W Kiron Viswanath V Granados Joe J Archibald Ian I Greene Charles H CH Huntley Mark E ME
Scientific reports 20181010 1
A method is described for saving 30% of the world fish catch by producing fishmeal and fish oil replacement products from marine microalgae, the natural source of proteins and oils in the marine food web. To examine the commercial aspects of such a method, we adapt a model based on results of microalgae production in Hawaii and apply it to Thailand, the world's fourth largest producer of fishmeal. A model facility of 111 ha would produce 2,750 tonnes yr<sup>-1</sup> of protein and 2,330 tonnes y ...[more]