Peru's Anchoveta Ban Tests Aquafeed Resilience
Peru's 2026 anchoveta ban and fishmeal prices near US$3,000/t show how responsible fisheries management can create aquafeed security pressure.
Food security starts with feed
European aquaculture does not have an innovation problem. It has a material sovereignty problem: it does not control enough of the critical ingredients needed to feed its own growth.
Full-Fat Meal, Defatted Meal, Oil or Chitin: The Rainbow Trout Fractionation Study BSF Producers Should Read
Riesenbach et al. tested BSF full-fat meal, defatted meal, oil and chitin in low- and high-soy rainbow trout diets. The result is a useful warning against treating BSF as one ingredient and a positive signal for low-inclusion oil and chitin retention.
The Rainbow Trout Soybean Trial Makes the Best Case for Low-Inclusion BSF
Ma et al. tested 2.5% and 5% whole-body or defatted BSFL in high-soy rainbow trout diets. The result is one of the clearest arguments for selling BSF as a complementary functional ingredient rather than only as fishmeal replacement.
What a Functional Feed Additive Review Means for BSF Aquafeed Positioning
Onomu and Okuthe's 2024 review is not an insect paper, which is exactly why it matters for BSF: aquaculture already has a commercial language for ingredients that earn inclusion through health, resilience and feed efficiency rather than crude protein alone.
Fishmeal Tightness Gives BSF a Stronger Role in the Next Aquafeed Cycle
A 28% fall in global fishmeal output in Q1 2026 strengthens the commercial case for BSF ingredients in aquafeed: not as a crude substitute, but as a resilient, functional and increasingly strategic component in diversified feed formulations.
Functional Feed Additives Are the Better Frame for BSF in Aquafeeds
Aquaculture Magazine's review of functional feed additives is a useful prompt for the insect sector: BSFL meal may be more valuable as a targeted gut, immune and diet-stability tool than as a blunt fishmeal replacement story.
Turning Waste into Wins: BSF Larvae for African Catfish
Exploring recent studies on replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae and frass in African catfish diets—how it works, what it costs, and why it matters.
How BSFL-Derived Palatants Are Redefining Shrimp Feed Innovation
Exploring how black soldier fly larvae enhancements are transforming feed intake, growth, and sustainability in shrimp diets
How Black Soldier Fly Meal Shapes Fish Fillet Quality: What Recent Meta-Analysis Reveals
New research shows species-specific effects of Black Soldier Fly Meal (BSFM) on fillet quality in aquaculture—benefits for carp and trout, trade-offs for marine fish like seabream and salmon.