The Future of Aquaculture: Creating a Resilient Industry through Nutrition

Beyond Research

Aquaculture is growing rapidly and within the next decade, over half of the world’s seafood will be farmed. A major challenge in the industry is making sure that fish are provided with adequate nutrition to yield a healthy nutritional source for humans while ensuring minimal negative impacts on the environment.

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In Season 1, Episode 5 – The Future of Aquaculture: Creating a Resilient Industry Through Nutrition, we cover:

1:23 – What is aquaculture?

2:31 – Aquaculture Nutrition Lab

3:38 – Why nutrition is paramount

6:47 – Omega-3 long chain poly unsaturated fatty acids and its role

9:46 – Preliminary findings: Using microbial sources

10:54 – Impact of climate change on salmon

12:39 – Future research goals and aspirations

14:14 – Current state of aquaculture

Thank you to our guest:

Dr. Stefanie Colombo is an assistant professor at Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus and the Canada Research Chair in Aquaculture Nutrition. Her research team is working to discover novel solutions in nutrition to improve aquaculture and contribute toward healthier, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable farmed seafood.

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