The Future of Aquaculture: Creating a Resilient Industry through Nutrition
Beyond Research
English - October 30, 2020 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBScience science research climate change healthy people health care healthcare sustainable bioeconomy circular economy quality of life Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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