Nutritional innovations in aquafeed for sustainable and eco-friendly fish farming

Main Article Content

Tarun Kapoor
Amit Kansal
Mohamed Jaffar A
Dr. Venkatesan D
Dr. Rumi Gogoi Sarmah
Renuka Jyothi R
Sneha Verma

Abstract

Aquaculture (AC), the most rapidly expanding food business globally, generates more than fifty percent of all fish intended for human consumption. AC feeding comprises fishmeal and oil derived from wild-caught seafood, such as sardines, providing ecological, nutritional stability, and economic benefits. Microalgae, yeasts, fungi, bacteria, and other organisms have potential as constituents in Aquafeeds (AF), supplying proteins/amino acids, lipids, omega-3 reports, and bioactive compounds. This review study examines the deficiencies in research about recent advancements in utilizing microbes, technological innovations, problems, and prospects for creating AC diets with a minimal environmental impact. The components frequently necessitate innovative processing technologies to enhance digestion and fish development while minimizing antinutritional effects. This gap is significant to address, as microalgae are the predominant organisms utilized in fish feed, especially as dietary supplements or combined with other components. The stages of manufacture, processing, and formulation can influence the nutritional attributes. Systematic strategies are necessary to assess these components for feed implementation. In this article, the research delineated the sequential key methodologies for evaluating dietary and ecological reaction metrics to formulate extremely sustainable aquatic farming for AC utilizing these microbes. This would facilitate a more prudent incorporation of these novel components.

Article Details

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Nutritional innovations in aquafeed for sustainable and eco-friendly fish farming (T. Kapoor, A. Kansal, M. J. A, D. V. D, D. R. G. Sarmah, R. J. R, & S. Verma, Trans.). (2025). International Journal of Aquatic Research and Environmental Studies, 5(1), 685-695. https://doi.org/10.70102/2faj8b58

References

Callegaro, S., Niero, G., Penasa, M., Finocchiaro, R., Invernizzi, G. & Cassandro, M., 2022. Greenhouse gas emissions, dry matter intake, and feed efficiency of young Holstein bulls. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 21(1), pp.870–877. https://doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.20 22.2071178

Chaname-Chira, R., Santisteban- Chevez, D., Tafur, K.M.R., Villalobos, P.G., Campos-Ugaz, W., Alcaide-Aranda, L.I.D.C. & Villegas, D.R.A., 2024. Critical thinking and the impact on university education for sustainable development. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 14(3), pp.93–101.

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss- 2024.14.3.13.

Clawson, G., Kuempel, C.D., Frazier, M., Blasco, G., Cottrell, R.S.,

Froehlich, H.E., ... & Halpern, B.S., 2022. Mapping the spatial distribution of global mariculture production. Aquaculture, 553, p.738066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture. 2022.738066

Ergüden, D., Gürlek, M., Kabaklı, F. & Turan, C., 2022. The first occurrence of xanthochromic fish, Diplodus sargus (Family: Sparidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean. Natural and Engineering Sciences, 7(1), pp.34–40. http://doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.10 98658.

Ghamkhar, R. & Hicks, A., 2021. Sustainable aquafeeds: using aquafarmer preference to inform a multi-criteria decision analysis. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, 1(3), pp.270–280.

Malešević, Z., Govedarica-Lučić, A., Bošković, I., Petković, M., Đukić, D. & Đurović, V., 2023. Influence of different nutrient sources and genotypes on the chemical quality and yield of lettuce. Archives for Technical Sciences, 2(29), pp.49–56. https://doi.org/10.59456/afts.2023.15 29.049M.

Muteeb, G., Rehman, M.T., Shahwan,

M. & Aatif, M., 2023. Origin of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, and their impacts on drug development: a narrative review. Pharmaceuticals, 16(11), p.1615. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16111615

Park, J. & Kim, W., 2021. History and perspectives on ultrafast supercapacitors for AC line filtering. Advanced Energy Materials, 11(27), p.2003306. https://doi.org/10.1002/ae nm.202003306

Sarker, P.K., 2023. Microorganisms in fish feeds, technological innovations, and key strategies for sustainable aquaculture. Microorganisms, 11(2),

p.439. https://doi.org/10.3390/microor ganisms11020439

Singh, A., Rana, M.S., Tiwari, H., Kumar, M., Saxena, S., Anand, V. & Prajapati, S.K., 2023. Anaerobic digestion as a tool to manage eutrophication and associated greenhouse gas emissions. Science of the Total Environment, 861, p.160722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.20 22.160722

Teoh, V.Y.J., Izzat-Irfan, Jaya-Ram,

A. & Woo, S.P., 2023. Feeding observation of the Indian volute Melo melo (Lightfoot, 1786) in captivity. International Journal of Aquatic Research and Environmental Studies, 3(1), pp.101–104. https://doi.org/10. 70102/IJARES/V3I1/10.

Tran, N., Rodriguez, U.P., Chan, C.Y.,

Aung, Y.M., Chu, L., Islam, A.H.M.S., ... & Phillips, M.J., 2023.

Future scenarios of fish supply and food and nutrition security demand in Bangladesh: an analysis with the AsiaFish model. Aquaculture, 568, p.739288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.a quaculture.2023.739288

Vijuksungsith, P., Satapanajaru, T., Chokejaroenrat, C., Jarusutthirak, C., Sakulthaew, C., Kambhu, A., ... & Boonprasert, R., 2023. Removal and reuse of phosphorus from aquaculture water using activated carbon-based CaO₂ nanoparticles. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 29, p.102990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102 990

White, R.R. & Gleason, C.B., 2023. Global contributions of milk to nutrient supplies and greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(5), pp.3287–3300.

Xue, M., 2024. Assessing the recreational fishers and their catches based on social media platforms: privacy and ethical data analysis considerations. Journal of Wireless Mobile Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Dependable Applications, 15(3), pp.521–542. https://doi.org/10.58346/JOWUA.202 4.I3.033.