Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1093570
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Triggering the dormant capacity of fish to make omega 3 fatty acids. Marine fisheries cannot expand further, leaving aquaculture (fish farming) with the challenge of meeting the growing demand for fish, whose consumption is known to enhance human health. Fish oil is an essential component of the feed used in aquaculture, but there is a decreasing global supply of this commodity. This innovative nutritional biochemistry project boosts the capacity of fish to produce their own fish oil from vegetable oils in their diet. Therefore, this project will enable the expansion of aquaculture as an economically and environmentally sustainable means to produce the highest quality, nourishing fish for human consumption.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2010
End Date: 03-2015
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $340,566.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Animal Nutrition | Aquaculture | Fisheries Sciences
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Fish | Food safety |
