A recent study by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research yielded “promising outcomes” for the use of microalgae as a sustainable alternative to fish oil in salmon feed, the research body said.
The institute, better known as Nofima, tested the extent to which an algae-based product provided by Dutch food and biochemicals company Corbion could effectively be integrated into salmon feed pellets. The product was mixed with rapeseed oil to create a liquid.
The fish digested the nutrients effectively, the study found, and more of the algae product than had initially been expected could be used.
