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ClearEvaluating 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.
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.
Supplementation of Enzymatic Hydrolysate in Low-Fishmeal and Low-Crop Diet Improves Growth, Antioxidant Capacity, and Immunity of Juvenile Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka)
Researchers tested whether enzymatic hydrolysate could replace fishmeal and soybean meal in diets for juvenile sea cucumbers, an important aquaculture species. They found that sea cucumbers fed the hydrolysate-supplemented diet showed improved growth, stronger antioxidant defenses, and enhanced immune function. The study supports using enzymatic hydrolysate as a sustainable feed ingredient that could reduce aquaculture's dependence on conventional protein sources.
Combined Effects of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae on the Growth Performance, Feed Utilization Intestinal Health, and Blood Biomarkers of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Fed Fish Meal-Free Diets
Researchers tested yellow mealworm meal as a replacement for fishmeal in Nile tilapia diets, finding that adding the probiotic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae improved fish growth, gut health, liver condition, and immune function. This suggests insect-based feeds combined with probiotics can sustainably replace traditional fishmeal in aquaculture.
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.
Enhancing food safety and cultivated meat production: exploring the impact of microplastics on fish muscle cell proliferation and differentiation
Researchers investigated how microplastic contamination affects fish muscle cells used in cultivated meat production. They found that polystyrene microplastics impaired the ability of fish cells to grow and develop into muscle tissue, even at relatively low concentrations. The findings raise concerns about microplastic interference in both lab-grown seafood production and the safety of sourcing cells from marine organisms already exposed to plastic pollution.
Enhancing the bioconversion rate and end products of black soldier fly (BSF) treatment – A comprehensive review
Researchers reviewed how black soldier fly larvae can efficiently convert organic waste — including food scraps and manure — into protein-rich feed, fertilizer, and biofuel, offering a sustainable alternative to conventional livestock farming. Their work highlights the larvae's potential to reduce plastic and food waste pollution while supporting global food security.
Recent developments in aquaculture – A review
This review examined recent developments in sustainable aquaculture technologies including effective microbes, biofloc systems, aquamimicry, and black soldier fly protein supplementation as alternatives to conventional practices.
Efficacy of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal as Feed on Growth Performance for Juvenile Javan Mahseer (Tor tambra)
Black soldier fly larvae meal was tested as a replacement for fishmeal in feed for juvenile Javan Mahseer fish to address the sustainability crisis of fishmeal dependency. Growth performance was evaluated under different substitution levels. This research supports alternatives to overfishing-linked fishmeal while maintaining aquaculture productivity.
Towards Animal-Free Toxicology: Establishment of Two Larval Brown Trout Cell Lines for Environmental Risk Assessment
Researchers established two larval brown trout cell lines to serve as ethically favourable, cost-effective tools for environmental risk assessment and ecotoxicology testing. The new lines expand model diversity for fish-based toxicology studies and contribute to reducing reliance on live animal experiments in environmental science.
Effect of silk fibroin microparticles on cellular immunity and liver of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) with and without experimental skin injuries
Researchers fed silk fibroin microparticles to gilthead seabream with and without experimental skin wounds, finding effects on cellular immunity and liver function, with implications for the use of microparticles in aquaculture health management.
Cell-cultivated aquatic food products: emerging production systems for seafood
This review examines cell-cultivated seafood, a new approach to producing fish protein by growing fish cells in a lab rather than catching or farming fish. One potential benefit is avoiding the microplastic contamination found in wild and farmed fish, since the production environment can be controlled. As concerns grow about microplastics accumulating in seafood, lab-grown alternatives could offer a way to reduce human exposure to microplastics through diet.
The effects of replacing fishmeal by mealworm ( Tenebrio molitor ) on digestive enzymes activity and hepatopancreatic biochemical indices of Litopenaeus vannamei
Researchers found that replacing up to 30% of fishmeal with mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) meal in Pacific white shrimp diets improved antioxidant enzyme activity, reduced oxidative stress markers, and enhanced digestive enzyme activity, suggesting mealworm is a viable sustainable protein substitute in shrimp aquaculture.
An Efficient Low-Cost Laboratory Workflow for the Study of Blood Cells and RNA Extractions in Marine Invertebrates
This paper describes a low-cost laboratory method for studying blood cells and extracting genetic material from marine invertebrates, which are widely used as indicators of environmental pollution. Better lab methods will improve our ability to measure the biological effects of microplastic exposure in these organisms.
Investigating the Impact of Microplastics on Fish Muscle Cell Proliferation and Differentiation: Enhancing Food Safety in Cultivated Meat Production
Researchers exposed Atlantic mackerel muscle cells to polyethylene microspheres at concentrations representative of environmental contamination and found that microplastics significantly impaired cell attachment and proliferation, particularly at 10 µg/mL. The findings matter for the growing cultivated meat industry, which sources cells from marine species already exposed to microplastics, raising food safety questions.
Fishing for Solutions: Nomenclature of Cell-Cultivated Fish Products
This paper discusses the development of cell-cultivated fish products as a sustainable seafood alternative that could reduce pressure on marine ecosystems. Reducing wild fish harvesting and open-water aquaculture could also limit the pathways through which seafood consumers are exposed to microplastics.
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.
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.
Analysis of the Possibility of Feed Protein Additive Producing from Fish Scales
Researchers analyzed the chemical composition of bream fish scales, finding high concentrations of proteins and lipids including both saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, and assessed their potential as a protein feed additive for animals and aquaculture. The study establishes bream scales as a viable source of nutrients for feed production, offering a pathway for valorizing fish processing waste.
Dietary Curcumin Promotes Gilthead Seabream Larvae Digestive Capacity and Modulates Oxidative Status
Adding curcumin to the diet of gilthead seabream larvae improved their digestive capacity and antioxidant status. The research explores natural dietary supplements for improving fish health in aquaculture, which is relevant as farmed seafood is a source of microplastic exposure for humans.
Modulation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic capacity by feeding diets with processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meals and fractions
Researchers fed Atlantic salmon different preparations of black soldier fly larvae — whole, de-fatted, or with exoskeletons removed — and found that full-fat larvae meal most favorably altered the gut bacteria in young salmon. The findings suggest that how insect feed is processed matters for fish gut health, which has implications for sustainable aquaculture practices.
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.
Role of dietary Schizochytrium sp. in improving disease resistance of zebrafish through metabolic and microbial analysis
Researchers found that substituting fish oil with marine microalgae Schizochytrium sp. in zebrafish diets improved disease resistance by altering gut microbiota and immune-related metabolic pathways. This is a fish nutrition and immunology study not directly related to environmental microplastics.
Nutritional Compositions of Aquatic Insects Living in Rice Fields, with a Particular Focus on Odonate Larvae
Researchers analyzed the nutritional composition of Pantala dragonfly nymphs harvested from rice fields, finding them to be rich in protein (49% dry weight), all nine essential amino acids, and key minerals, supporting their potential as a sustainable food or feed ingredient.