Eight species of wild fish have been detected in aquaculture feed
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have for the first time analyzed a DNA fragment from commercial feed for aquarium cichlids, aquaculture of salmon and marine fish in aquariums. The results show that in order to manufacture this feed, eight species of high trophic level fish have been used, some of them coming directly from extractive fisheries.
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