Valorisation of industrial byproducts into fish feeds

The rationale of this project is based on our previous work with olive pomace (OP) and sea bass and sea bream http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0963996916300916.

The idea is on valorising by-products of olive industry (in Mediterranean countries) but also of wineries/distilleries/breweries in France/Ireland/UK to create novel and sustainable fish feeds by reducing our dependency on fish oil (FO). http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11101-014-9350-8

These new feeds could then be used in developing new aquaculture fish (e.g.salmon) with strong cardioprotective properties, as derived from EFSA guidelines.

Sectors of Activity:
Marine aquaculture
other
Other Sector of Activity:
Research on Food lipids and Inflammation
Objective:

To develop new fish feeds and novel functional foods (fish and seafood) against cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

Beneficiaries:
  1. fish feed companies
  2. aquaculture companies
  3. consumers
Main activities:
  1. to develop novel sustainable fish feeds
  2. to create novel aquaculture fish/seafood
Main deliverables:
  1. sustainable fish feeds
  2. reduced volume of byproducts
  3. functional fish/seafood against CVDs
Partners needed:
fish feed company aquaculture company
Geographical target area:
Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Portugal
Countries:
Ireland
Name of Organisation: University of Limerick
Address: 
University of Limerick
City: 
Limerick
Postal code: 
Ireland
Country: Ireland
Contact person: 
Ioannis Zabetakis
Position: 
Lecturer
Department: 
Biological Sciences
Email:
Phone: 
+353 61 234202
Website: