Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIII
Written by Alina ANTACHE, Ira-Adeline SIMIONOV, Stefan-Mihai PETREA, Aurelia NICA, Catalina ITICESCU, Puiu Lucian GEORGESCU, Catalin PLATON, Alin-Stelian CIOBÎCĂ
Due to the growth intensification in the aquaculture industry it is desirable to ensure fish production and improve it in a sustainable manner. It is known that the protein source from fish diet is represented by the fish meal wich is very expensive. Obtaining fishmeal requires quite a lot of pressure on fish stocks in the natural environment due tu overfishing, which leads to a drastic reduction of stoks. For this reason, it is desirable to find sustainable alternative sources that can replace the protein from fish meal. Therefore, was tried the replacement with soy, sorghum or wheat meal, but their production involves a very large cultivation area. Recently, was made some research on the fish growth and welfare effect in case of replacement of fish meal with insect meal. In conclusion, it has been demonstrated that the insect meal has a much higher nutritional value and has a low impact on the environment (low footprint, less water and feed consuming), but the selection of optimal insect species for the production of protein for fish feed represents a considerable challenge.
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