# Novel Aquaculture Feedstocks Address Protein Issue - Aquaculture Magazine

> A Rabobank analyst says algae, bacterial and insect-based feeds are gaining investment as alternatives to fishmeal and fish oil in aquaculture. He expects algae to supply a growing share of non-vegetable oils in aqua feeds in the medium term.

- Date: 2017-09-27 · published 2017-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69044-novel-aquaculture-feedstocks-address-protein-issue-aquaculture-magazine
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing alternatives could gradually reduce demand for fishmeal in aquafeed over time. The near-term price effect is small because these products are still at an early stage.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- aquaculturemag.com: https://aquaculturemag.com/2017/09/27/novel-aquaculture-feedstocks-address-protein-issue/

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