December 7, 2021
Adisseo's Aqu@Event highlights new technologies to improve aquaculture's sustainability
The second edition of Adisseo's Aqu@Event, which served as an online webinar and booth platform, took place on November 23.
Under the theme "The New Blue is Green", five experts shared their insights on the use of novel technologies to improve the sustainability and climate resilience of aquaculture. The talks were followed by a live panel discussion with the speakers.
Gorjan Nikolik from Rabobank International presented a talk on the global outlook and economic reality of insect protein, one of the promising sustainable protein sources for aquafeed in the near future.
Blonk Consultants' Bjorn Kok explained basics on quantifying sustainability in aquaculture and illustrated this with a few demo cases showing the potential of Adisseo's specialty feed additives to mitigate the environmental impact from aquaculture.
Prof. Chris Carter from the University of Tasmania (Australia) talked about the relevance of thermal stress on aquafeed formulation, an area which will require more attention to cope with more extreme climatological conditions.
Prof. Han-Ching Wang of the National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) explained the significance of the microbiome and gut health for shrimp producers, a promising area for improving shrimp's resilience to disease outbreaks and more sustainable production.
Prof. Allen Davis from the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (Auburn, Alabama, the United States) shared his experience on evaluating alternative protein sources for shrimp feed with emphasis on novel plant proteins.
At Aqu@Event's virtual booth, information kiosks is available for hot topics in aquaculture nutrition and health. At every kiosk, participants can make an appointment with one of Adisseo's aqua experts.
"At the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (Scotland, the United Kingdom), strong commitments were taken by world leaders towards securing global net zero and keeping 1.5 degrees in reach," said Dr. Peter Coutteau, BU director (aquaculture) at Adisseo. "The urgent measures to tackle the climate crisis will soon have a drastic impact on our daily life and work. At the same time, all of us have great opportunities to contribute to reach the COP26 goals by working towards a more climate-resilient, sustainable aquaculture.
"The first LCA studies presented at this event by Blonk Consultants, showed up to 39% improvement of the environmental footprint in aquaculture production thanks to the application of some of Adisseo's specialty additives. Specialised feed additives can significantly reduce the environmental impact and carbon footprint of aquaculture through a multiple of ways, including reformulation using more sustainable ingredients, enhancing feed intake and digestive/metabolic efficiency, or simply improving survival thanks to a better health status of your fish or shrimp."
The conference talks and booth will remain available in the coming weeks. Replay is facilitated at: https://aquaevent-by-adisseo.com/en.
- Adisseo