The use of insect meal as a a sustainable feeding alternative in aquaculture: Current situation, Spanish consumers’ perceptions and willingness to pay

The growth of aquaculture and the increasing demand of farmed fish have led to a rise in the price of fishmeal and fish oil used in fish feeding during the last years. The experimental use of insect meal as a sustainable alternative to fish meal has recently grown. Insects are easy to rear, have a s...

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Autores: Ferrer Llagostera, Pau, Kallas, Zein|||0000-0003-2870-3691, Reig Puig, Lourdes|||0000-0003-2423-8657, Amores De Gea, Diego
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/133328
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/133328
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Consumers
Insects meal
Fishmeal
Aquaculture
Discrete choice experiment
Willingness to payPerceptions
Agrotech
Consumidors -- Actituds
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Pesca::Aqüicultura
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Sumario:The growth of aquaculture and the increasing demand of farmed fish have led to a rise in the price of fishmeal and fish oil used in fish feeding during the last years. The experimental use of insect meal as a sustainable alternative to fish meal has recently grown. Insects are easy to rear, have a small ecological impact and have high protein content