Research institute developed alternative plant based feed

Researchers at the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology have developed a plant based diet that works according to Aaron Watson, a graduate student at the institute. "If we want to get aquaculture to expand, we need to find alternatives," Watson said. The research team say they have developed a plant-based diet for three popular saltwater fish, striped bass, cobia and Mediterranean sea bream. Taste-testers can't tell the difference between fish raised on the plant-based diet and those raised on fish meal, they say. Read more ...

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