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Fishery & aquaculture
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Overview of the industry
These articles cover dangerous chemicals and drugs used in fish and shrimp farming, and the proven biological or bioeconomy alternatives to them.
Veterinary medicines, biocides and feed additives must be used under veterinary supervision and according to national registration (in Russia: the Rosselkhoznadzor registers). Doses are examples, not prescriptions.
Articles#
| ID | Problem → alternative | Replaces | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| F01 | Bacterial diseases → vaccination, biosecurity, disease-resistant genetics (the Norway model: more than 99 % less antibiotic per kg of fish) | Oxytetracycline, florfenicol, quinolones; illegal chloramphenicol and nitrofurans | Replace |
| F02 | Salmon lice → cleaner fish (lumpfish, wrasse), snorkel and skirt cages | Emamectin, azamethiphos, pyrethroids, teflubenzuron/diflubenzuron | Partial |
| F03 | Water mould → hygiene, UV, salt, H₂O₂, antagonistic bacteria | Malachite green (carcinogen, banned), formalin | Replace / Partial |
| F04 | Shrimp diseases → biofloc, Bacillus probiotics, SPF broodstock | Prophylactic and banned antibiotics, pond pesticides | Replace |
| F05 | Argulus lice → egg-laying boards, pond drying/liming | Trichlorfon, dichlorvos, pyrethroids | Partial |
| F06 | Feed rancidity → tocopherols, rosemary extract | Ethoxyquin (EU suspended 2017) | Replace |
| F07 | Bacterial disease · phages matched to the outbreak strain | Medicated-feed antibiotics (with F01/F04) | Partial |
Suppliers — real products and services (from the vendor index)#
Collection-level join (2026-09-28): active vendors matched by topic tags (
aqua-genetics82,seaweed-alginate34 companies in the index); open each card for evidence, contacts and status.
| Company | Region · Country | What the index shows | Card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camanchaca SA | LatAm · Chile | salmon aquaculture (vaccinated-stock practice) | card |
| Vitapro S.A. | LatAm · Peru | aquaculture feed & nutrition | card |
| Gelymar | LatAm · Chile | seaweed hydrocolloids | card |
| PSW Peruvian Seaweeds | LatAm · Peru | seaweed products | card |
| EcoSea | LatAm · Chile | aquaculture technology | card |
| National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) | Africa/ME · Saudi Arabia | shrimp & fish aquaculture | card |
| Avipro Group | Africa/ME · Mauritius | poultry/aqua integration | card |
Reviewed but SKIPPED (no proven bio-alternative)#
| Substance / use | Hazard | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Copper-oxide antifouling on nets (tributyltin, TBT, is banned) | Copper accumulation in sediments, toxicity to invertebrates | Alternatives are mechanical (in-situ net washing) and non-biocidal coatings, not bioeconomy; biological antifouling is research only |
| Copper sulfate as a pond algicide | Copper toxicity, sediment accumulation | Barley-straw and similar “bio” methods have inconsistent evidence; manage nutrients (feed, aeration) instead |
| Hydrogen peroxide / freshwater / thermal delousing | Welfare, not chemical toxicity | Physical methods; see F02 for prevention |
| Chloramphenicol, nitrofurans, malachite green | Prohibited | Enforcement issue; see F01, F03 for legal prevention |
Buyers
96 buyers in the Bioecon database · Russia (10), Egypt (8), Kenya (8), Saudi Arabia (8), Colombia (8), Ecuador (8), Peru (8), Indonesia (8), Philippines (8), Vietnam (7), Armenia (6), Kazakhstan (4)
| Aquafeed producer / hatchery Buys fishmeal replacers, algal oils, vaccines and probiotics; the industrialising buyer in F01-F07. |
Names are kept private; Bioecon makes the introduction.
What it replaces 7
| D3 | Fish vaccination (plus biosecurity and probiotics) instead of prophylactic/metaphylactic antibiotics in finfish aquaculture Replaces: Oxytetracycline, florfenicol, oxolinic acid, flumequine, enrofloxacin, sulfonamide–trimethoprim added to fish feed; illegal chloramphenicol and … | 5 | VET |
| D3 | Salmon lice control with cleaner fish (lumpfish, wrasse), lice-barrier cage designs ("snorkel", skirts), functional feeds and fallowing — instead of chemical bath and in-feed delousing Replaces: Emamectin benzoate (in feed), azamethiphos (organophosphate bath), deltamethrin and cypermethrin (pyrethroid baths), diflubenzuron/teflubenzuron … | 1 | EAC |
| D3 | Shrimp farming with biofloc technology, Bacillus probiotics and specific-pathogen-free (SPF) broodstock instead of antibiotics and pond chemicals Replaces: Prophylactic antibiotics in shrimp ponds and hatcheries (oxytetracycline, enrofloxacin; illegal chloramphenicol and nitrofurans), chlorine/pesticide … | 6 | FEED |
| D1 | Fish louse (Argulus) control in ponds and lakes with egg-laying substrate boards, pond drying/liming and biological management — instead of organophosphate treatments Replaces: Organophosphates in pond water (trichlorfon/metrifonate, dichlorvos), pyrethroids (deltamethrin) and emamectin used against Argulus and Lernaea in … | 0 | SERV |
| D1 | Natural antioxidants (mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, other plant polyphenols) instead of ethoxyquin in fishmeal, fish oil and aquafeeds Replaces: Ethoxyquin (E324) as a feed antioxidant (also BHT/BHA partly) | 0 | FEED |
| D1 | Saprolegnia (water mould) and egg-fungus control without malachite green and formalin — UV water treatment, salt, hydrogen peroxide, antagonistic bacteria and hatchery hygiene Replaces: Malachite green (prohibited in food fish in EU, USA, Russia, China — still found illegally), formalin baths for eggs and fish, (partly) bronopol | 0 | VET |
| D0 | Bacteriophage therapy for bacterial disease in fish and shrimp farming instead of medicated-feed antibiotics Replaces: Antibiotics in medicated feed and bath treatments - oxytetracycline, florfenicol, oxolinic acid, enrofloxacin, sulfonamide-trimethoprim (complementing … | 3 | VET |
Technologies 11
| Algae & macroalgae (seaweed) Large-scale cultivation and processing of macroalgae (seaweed) into sustainable biopolymers, animal feed additives, and biofuels, decoupling production from … | Aquaculture & seafood |
| Aquaculture & fish farming Farm-raised aquatic protein — Atlantic salmon net-pens, land-based recirculating (RAS) salmon, tropical Vannamei shrimp ponds and Chinese marine ranches — the … | Livestock & aquaculture |
| Aquaculture microbiome management Multispecies probiotic blends and microencapsulated Bacillus/Streptomyces strains manage shrimp and fish gut and pond-water microbiomes, controlling … | Livestock & aquaculture |
| Cultured seafood Genuine fish, crustacean and mollusc tissue grown from fish cells in bioreactors, offering sushi-grade seafood without fishing pressure on wild stocks or the … | Food & alt-protein |
| Industrial single-cell protein for feed Microbial single-cell protein grown by fermenting methane, CO2/hydrogen or side-streams into a high-protein feed ingredient that displaces fishmeal and … | Livestock & aquaculture |
| Integrated aquaponics (RAS) Modular, commercial-scale systems that couple recirculating aquaculture (RAS) fish production with hydroponic or vertical-farm plant growing in a single closed … | Aquaculture & seafood |
| Marine biotechnology Marine-derived ingredients and biomaterials — microalgal DHA/EPA omega-3, microalgae protein, seaweed biostimulants and bioplastics — cultivated from marine … | Marine biotech |
| Microalgae (seafood/feed) Cultivating microalgae to produce sustainable omega-3 oils and protein for aquafeed and human nutrition. | Aquaculture & seafood |
| Microbiome and bacteriophage preparations for animals Rumen/gut direct-fed microbials and targeted bacteriophage cocktails are displacing broad-spectrum antibiotics in livestock and poultry, controlling Salmonella, … | Livestock & aquaculture |
| Offshore & deep-water aquaculture Moving fish farming into exposed, high-energy waters with submersible steel cages, autonomous vessel-farms and AI feeding, de-risked by NS 9415 cage … | Aquaculture & seafood |
| Plant-based, mycoprotein & seaweed-derived seafood Plant-protein isolates, fermented mycoprotein and seaweed are extruded and 3D-structured into whole-cut and canned seafood substitutes — a route distinct from … | Aquaculture & seafood |
Opportunities 0
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