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Evaluating the Potential of Marine Invertebrate and Insect Protein Hydrolysates to Reduce Fetal Bovine Serum in Cell Culture Media for Cultivated Fish Production

Researchers evaluated protein hydrolysates from insects and marine invertebrates as replacements for fetal bovine serum in fish cell culture media, working toward more sustainable and cost-effective approaches for cultivated fish production.

2022 Biomolecules 38 citations
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Fatty Acids in Waste Tissues: The Nutraceutical Value of Gonads and Livers from the Moroccan Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and Cyprinus carpio Fishes

Researchers analyzed fatty acid profiles in waste tissues (gonads and livers) of two Moroccan fish species, finding significant nutraceutical value that supports recycling fish waste as a source of essential fatty acids.

2023 Marine Drugs 8 citations
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Sustainable Alternative Feed for Aquaculture: State of the Art and Future Perspective

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this review surveys sustainable alternative feed ingredients for aquaculture, covering plant-based proteins, by-products, and insects as replacements for fishmeal and fish oil.

2023 PLANETARY SUSTAINABILITY 10 citations
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Nutrient recovery and recycling from fishery waste and by-products

This review provides a comprehensive overview of nutrient recovery technologies for fishery waste and by-products, including fish processing waste, sludge, and aquaculture residues. The study highlights that these nutrient-rich waste streams hold significant potential for producing alternative fertilizers that could replace synthetic mineral fertilizers, supporting the European Commission's goals for a more circular and sustainable food system.

2023 Journal of Environmental Management 47 citations
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Advancements in energy storage applications: harnessing the potential of fish industry waste

This review explores how waste materials from the fishing industry — including fish bones, scales, and proteins — can be converted into carbon-based materials for batteries and supercapacitors. The findings suggest that fish waste could serve as a sustainable, low-cost feedstock for next-generation energy storage technology.

2024 Discover Materials 2 citations
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Obtención y caracterización de colágeno del pez de agua dulce Prochilodus magdalenae: aplicación en películas biodegradables

Researchers extracted collagen from the skin, scales, fins, and heads of a South American freshwater fish and used it to make biodegradable films. The collagen-based films showed promising mechanical and barrier properties for food packaging applications. Using fish processing waste as a raw material for biodegradable packaging could help reduce reliance on conventional single-use plastics.

2023 Información tecnológica 1 citations
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Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?

Researchers found that commercial fishmeal, which is used in animal and fish feed, contains about 124 microplastic particles per kilogram, potentially more than the original fish it was made from. This suggests that the manufacturing process may add extra microplastics to the final product. Through marine aquaculture alone, over 300 million microplastic particles could be released into the ocean annually via fishmeal, creating a cycle where microplastics contaminate both farmed and wild seafood that people eat.

2021 Scientific Reports 282 citations
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Mollusk shells as marine bioactive materials: Composition, bioactivities, and prospects for food and health applications

Researchers reviewed the bioactive properties of marine mollusk shells, which are generated in large quantities as seafood processing waste. They found that shell-derived compounds exhibit antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and bone-building properties, supporting potential uses as natural calcium sources and functional food ingredients. The study highlights an opportunity to turn an abundant waste material into valuable health and food science applications.

2026 iScience 1 citations
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Reassessment of dietary protein and lipid requirements for large yellow croaker, Larimichthys crocea, reared in net pens

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this study optimises dietary protein and lipid levels for farming large yellow croaker fish in net pens.

2023 Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 13 citations
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Harvesting the benefits of nutritional research to address global challenges in the 21st century

Researchers reviewed progress in aquaculture nutrition over the past 20 years, highlighting improvements in feed conversion efficiency and the expanded use of diverse feed ingredients. The study identifies ongoing challenges including the need for better understanding of nutrient requirements across aquaculture species and the importance of addressing global food security through continued nutritional research.

2023 Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 78 citations
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Environmental Footprint of Inland Fisheries: Integrating LCA Analysis to Assess the Potential of Wastewater-Based Microalga Cultivation as a Promising Solution for Animal Feed Production

Researchers evaluated the environmental impacts of producing microalga biomass for animal feed using inland fisheries wastewater as a culture medium. The study found that using wastewater substantially reduced environmental impacts compared to freshwater-based cultivation, with the scenario combining live algal feed and recycled nutrients emerging as the most promising approach.

2023 Processes 7 citations
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Circular bio‐economy in aquaculture

This review examined circular bio-economy approaches in aquaculture, exploring how waste streams can be converted into valuable inputs to reduce the environmental footprint of food production while maintaining productivity and sustainability.

2023 Reviews in Aquaculture 8 citations
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Assessing the effectiveness of microplastic extraction methods on fishmeal with different properties

Researchers evaluated microplastic extraction methods across five fishmeal types varying in protein, organic, carbonate, and density composition, finding that a calcium chloride overflow with dispersant and potassium hydroxide digestion achieved the highest recovery rate (66.3% in sardine and anchovy meal) and concluding that previously reported microplastic concentrations in fishmeal are likely underestimated due to inadequate methodology.

2022 Analytical Methods 10 citations
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Microplastics in fishmeal: A threatening issue for sustainable aquaculture and human health

Researchers reviewed how microplastics enter aquaculture systems through contaminated fishmeal — made from wild-caught fish that have ingested ocean plastics — and accumulate in farmed fish that are then eaten by humans. The review calls for improved microplastic screening during fish feed production to protect both aquaculture sustainability and public health.

2022 Aquaculture Reports 48 citations
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Expanded utilisation of microalgae in global aquafeeds

This review explores how microalgae can be used more widely in aquaculture feeds as a sustainable replacement for fish meal and fish oil. Microalgae provide essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, and antioxidant pigments that support fish health and growth. While not directly about microplastics, expanding microalgae-based aquaculture feeds could reduce reliance on wild-caught fish from potentially microplastic-contaminated oceans.

2023 Reviews in Aquaculture 54 citations
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Plant-Based Fish Analogs—A Review

This review examines the development of plant-based fish analogs, exploring formulation strategies, processing technologies, and challenges in replicating the nutritional and sensory qualities of fish using plant-derived ingredients as sustainable alternatives.

2023 Applied Sciences 30 citations
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Seafood Waste-Based Materials for Sustainable Food Packing: From Waste to Wealth

This review examines how biopolymers derived from seafood processing waste — such as chitin and proteins from shells and fish byproducts — can be transformed into sustainable, biodegradable food packaging materials, supporting circular economy goals by converting waste streams into valuable products.

2022 Sustainability 33 citations
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A Systematic Review of Chromatographic Methods for the Analysis of Plastic Additives in Fisheries and Aquaculture Products

This systematic review summarizes methods for detecting plastic additives in fish and seafood products. These chemical additives can leach from microplastics and may pose food safety risks, but current testing methods are limited, making it harder to assess the true extent of human dietary exposure.

2025 Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry
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Dietary Protein Requirement of Juvenile Dotted Gizzard Shad Konosirus punctatus Based on the Variation of Fish Meal

Researchers conducted an 8-week feeding trial with juvenile dotted gizzard shad and found that dietary protein levels between 34–39% crude protein optimized growth, feed conversion, and nitrogen retention, providing practical guidance for sustainable aquaculture feed formulation for this species.

2023 Animals 6 citations
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Reprocessing seafood waste: challenge to develop aquatic clean meat from fish cells

Researchers discovered that cells derived from discarded fish fins can naturally change shape into muscle-like and fat-like cells without genetic modification, successfully producing a prototype of lab-grown 'aquatic clean meat' and offering a sustainable, low-waste approach to future seafood production.

2022 npj Science of Food 41 citations
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The Importance of Fatty Acid Precision Nutrition: Effects of Dietary Fatty Acid Composition on Growth, Hepatic Metabolite, and Intestinal Microbiota in Marine Teleost Trachinotus ovatus

Researchers fed pomfret juveniles three diets with different fatty acid compositions including fish oil, a custom blend oil, and a fish-soybean oil blend and found that the custom blend oil diet matched fish oil for growth while reducing liver inflammation, oxidative stress markers, and pathogenic gut bacteria, supporting precision lipid nutrition in marine aquaculture.

2023 Aquaculture Nutrition 15 citations
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Evaluating the potential of marine invertebrate and insect protein hydrolysates to reduce fetal bovine serum in cell culture media for cultivated fish production

Researchers found that protein hydrolysates from black soldier fly, cricket, oyster, mussel, and lugworm at low concentrations can significantly enhance zebrafish embryonic stem cell growth in culture media containing 50% less fetal bovine serum, pointing toward more sustainable and cost-effective cell culture alternatives.

2022 5 citations
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Detection and characterisation of microplastics and microfibres in fishmeal and soybean meal

Researchers examined fishmeal and soybean meal used as aquaculture feed ingredients and detected microplastics and semi-synthetic cellulosic microfibers in fishmeal but not in plant-based soybean meal. The findings suggest that animal-based aquaculture feeds represent a route of microplastic contamination for farmed fish.

2022 Marine Pollution Bulletin 59 citations
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Health benefits of fish and fish by-products—a nutritional and functional perspective

This review highlights the nutritional benefits of fish as a source of protein, omega-3 fatty acids, and bioactive compounds that protect against cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and neurological disorders. However, it also notes that some fish species are contaminated with harmful substances, which is relevant given that microplastics in aquatic environments can accumulate in fish and transfer toxins up the food chain.

2025 Frontiers in Nutrition 27 citations