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Non-Marine-Based Fishmeal and Fish Oil Replacement Strategies for the Production of Aquaculture Feed

Award Information
Agency: Department of Commerce
Branch: N/A
Contract: DG133R-04-CN-0131
Agency Tracking Number: 2004-47
Amount: $49,999.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: 8.4.1
Solicitation Number: NOAA-2004-1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
6430-C Dobbin Road
Columbia, MD 21045
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert Bullis
 Director of Animal Health
 (410) 730-8600
 rbullis@advancedbionutrition.com
Business Contact
 David Kyle
Title: President and CEO
Phone: (410) 730-8600
Email: dkyle@advancedbionutrition.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

If aquaculture is to become an increasing contributor to the food supply, it is critical that aquaculture feeds become less reliant on marine-derived fishmeal and fish oil as the preferred source of essential proteins and lipids. Not only is the wild fishery from which these products are extracted at maximum sustainable levels of harvest, but also there is increasing concern that these feedstocks may contain contaminants and pollutants that have accumulated in the fish from which the fishmeal and fish oil were derived. It is critical; therefore, that aquaculture feeds become less reliant on marine proteins and lipids. Technically, this means finding suitable terrestrial alternatives that are safe for human consumption. Our goal is to develop a strategy for the production of aquaculture feeds that replace marine fishmeal and fish oil with non-marine ingredients. We will demonstrate that the ingredients of prototypical diets currently being tested can perform economically in a standard production environment.

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