Tropical Aquaculture Feeds Research ($1,438,000)
The requested funding would be used to facilitate expansion of the U.S. aquaculture and aquatic feeds industries and to assist suppliers and processors of agricultural byproducts and feed ingredients.
The Tropical Aquaculture Research program falls under the Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Service (PBARC) as a component of its aquaculture research mission.
The program is dedicated to determining the nutritional requirements of promising tropical species and feed processing methods and, with PBARC, finding alternative local ingredients to replace diminishing supplies of fishmeal, most commonly used in feeds for aquatic species. The program has been responsible for groundbreaking research in aquatic feeds for Pacific white shrimp, mahimahi, Pacific threadfin (moi), and amberjack (kahala). Requested funds will be used to continue work to define requirements for these species, evaluate the use of tropical byproducts in aquatic feeds, including those from biodiesel production, and modify feed processing methods to improve nutrient utilization and optimize feed stability and cost.
This program supports the expansion of U.S. aquaculture and the aquatic feeds industry working in cooperation with U.S. feed manufacturers, ingredient processors and suppliers, and aquaculture companies. Growth of the aquaculture industry in the U.S. and isolated tropical regions, in particular, will depend upon lowering costs of feeds through improved nutrition of target animals and finding alternative, lower-cost ingredients.
Recipient: Oceanic Institute
41-202 Kalanianaole Highway
Waimanalo, HI 96795
Why this is a good use of taxpayer dollars: The program is dedicated to determining the nutritional requirements of promising tropical species and feed processing methods and, with PBARC, finding alternative local ingredients to replace diminishing supplies of fishmeal, most commonly used in feeds for aquatic species. The program has been responsible for groundbreaking research in aquatic feeds for Pacific white shrimp, mahimahi, Pacific threadfin (moi), and amberjack (kahala). Requested funds will be used to continue work to define requirements for these species, evaluate the use of tropical byproducts in aquatic feeds, including those from biodiesel production, and modify feed processing methods to improve nutrient utilization and optimize feed stability and cost.� � This program supports the expansion of U.S. aquaculture and the aquatic feeds industry working in cooperation with U.S. feed manufacturers, ingredient processors and suppliers, and aquaculture companies. Growth of the aquaculture industry in the U.S. and isolated tropical regions, in particular, will depend upon lowering costs of feeds through improved nutrition of target animals and finding alternative, lower-cost ingredients.
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