Ento-Protein™

Aqua Biologics, Inc. is in the process of developing a revolutionary dietary nutritional product for animal, and in the future, human diets. The key to the rapid and successful expansion of global seafood production is through the sustainable commercial production of a high quality dietary protein. This would eliminate the industry’s dependence upon wild fishmeal as a dietary protein

Industry Bottleneck - Fishmeal

The global aquaculture industry currently accounts for over 45% of all seafood consumed. That figure has been projected to increase to 75% over the next 20 years. While the industry is truly on a dynamic growth path, it is nonetheless dangerously dependent upon fishmeal as a key protein constituent in fish and shrimp diets. The aquaculture industry is not alone however, as cattle, poultry, hog and mink producers utilize fishmeal as the primary protein source in their diets as well. Currently ten countries produce 80% of all world fishmeal supply, and three of those suppliers are net importers of product, thereby reducing supply, not increasing it. These include the U.S. and China. Production of fishmeal decreased 20% in 2006, and prices rose from $750/metric tonne to over $1400/metric tonne. U.S. growers experienced four feed price increases within a 16 month period.

A staggering 25% of all world fish production goes into fishmeal and fish oil ! Due to the fact that world supply is so isolated geographically, every tonne of fishmeal travels an average of 5000 km before it reaches the end user. This has enormous economic implications in supplying the global markets.

Clearly the future demand for fishmeal is on a rapidly increasing track. With world fish stocks, and baitfish stocks in particular, in decline, the stage is set for a bottleneck that could severely limit industry growth. In order to head off such a bottleneck, the industry must eliminate its dependence upon fishmeal (and fish oil) and develop sustainable dietary protein sources that can be commercially produced with all natural and organic products.

The very industry that has been called upon to bridge the gap between demand and wild supply is now fully dependent upon wild stocks for all of its diets. In order to expand and succeed in the future, the industry must develop its independence from fishmeal and wild stocks. Diet ingredients must be produced from sustainable sources to allow the unhindered expansion of global seafood production.