Microencapsulated algal feeds as a sustainable replacement diet for broodstock in commercial bivalve aquaculture.
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SUBMITTER: Willer DF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7395148 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
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Microencapsulated algal feeds as a sustainable replacement diet for broodstock in commercial bivalve aquaculture.
Willer David F DF Furse Samuel S Aldridge David C DC
Scientific reports 20200731 1
The global bivalve shellfish industry makes up 25% of aquaculture, is worth USD $17.2 billion year<sup>-1</sup>, and relies upon a supply of juvenile bivalves produced by adult broodstock in hatcheries. Today large quantities of live algae are grown to feed broodstock at $220 kg<sup>-1</sup>, driving highly unsustainable energy and resource use. New advances in algal and microencapsulation technology provide solutions. We developed microencapsulated Schizochytrium algae diets, which can be produ ...[more]
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