Non-Food Organic Resources - based feeds optimised for salmon until post-smolt stages

The overall aim of the NON-Fôr project is to generate knowledge for sustainable expansion of the aquaculture industry, by demonstrating the potential of high-quality third-generation feed ingredients. Examples of such ingredients include microalgae, single cell organisms and insect meal. The NON-Fôr project aims to build upon the state-of-the-art knowledge revealed through previous EU and national projects. The information will be exploited to develop improved practices in feed manufacturing technology and promote the use of third-generation ingredients for the critical life stages of Atlantic salmon - startfeeding, during smoltification, and post smolt production. The NON-Fôr project was selected for funding under the ?Sustainable Aquaculture ? Research and Innovation Projects? Nordforsk call in 2020; Project number 104310. The project aims to study 1.the quality of protein in the insect meal and microbial ingredient. 2. the quality of pellets produced by incorporating the third generation ingredients to provide suggestions for quality improvement that can be adopted in the commercial production of these feeds. 3. the potential of insect meals as replacers of fish meal and oil, and algae oil as replacer of fish oil at start feeding and during smoltification. 4. the environmental impact of the new feeds. Nord University has a specific responsibility for coordination through a good dialogue among all partners in the project. Furthermore, all the partners will disseminate and communicate project-related results and activities via different channels to reach the appropriate stakeholders.

Sustainable expansion of the aquaculture industry has to take place with use of third generation feed ingredients. Examples of such ingredients include microalgae, single cell organisms and insect meal. The NON-Fôr project aims to build upon the state-of-the-art knowledge from previous EU and National projects and develop improved practices in feed manufacturing technology to promote the use of third generation ingredients in critical life stages of Atlantic salmon - startfeeding, during smoltification and in post smolt production. The project aims to study the potential of insect meals as replacers of fish meal and oil, and algae oil as replacer of fish oil at start feeding and during smoltification. The project will also offer an opportunity for start up companies to demonstrate the quality of their products as well as testing of commercially available sustainable alternatives to fish oil. The consortium’s Multi-Actor Approach is oriented to the needs and demands of the aquaculture industry, improving knowledge exchange, innovation, communication and dissemination and thus increasing the final impact of the project.