International Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database aims to fill research gaps

Even basic research on nutritional needs is sometimes lacking given the large number of fish species farmed worldwide, founder says.

May 29, 2025

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While the International Aquaculture Feed Formulation Database has made strides toward filling in research gaps for the world's aquaculture producers, the effort still needs more contributors and collaborators to help make high-quality nutrition specs available for every commercial species, researcher and database founder Dominique Bureau told members of The Marine Ingredients Organization in May.

Founded in 2014, the free database aims to provide nutritional specifications for more than 40 commercialized aquaculture species across various life stages, said Bureau, an associate professor of animal systems modeling at the University of Guelph.

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