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A NEW fish feed that could save fish farmers $6 million annually is being developed by a team of scientists in West Vancouver.

By Titus Green Contributing Writer

Dr. David Higgs of the West Vancouver Fisheries and Oceans fab- oratory estimates it costs $6 million to feed commercially farmed salmon and trout.

Fish are currently fed impored feed from South America. It is heavi- ly based on fish meal protein and oil. “In our work we've been trying ta replace the expensive fish meal por-

‘tion of the diet. The diet accounts for about 40% to 60% of the operating expenses of intensive salmonoid cul- ture” said Higgs from his lab on Marine Drive.

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salmon diet is due to the protein sources,” he said,

So what is the new, cheaper alter- native to fish meal fare? According io Higgs, canola oi) extract is set to become the new grub to wet salmon taste buds. Meal from canola plant extract is already used as high protein livestock feed. Canola plants, grown mainly on the prairies, were first grown in Canada during World War as a lubricant source for marine engines,

“What we're trying to do is pro- duce the canola protein source for about. 20% fess than the cost of fish meal on a per kilogram protein basis. The cost per kilogram weight gain of salmon production, we hope, will decline.”

The Fisheries and Oceans lab is an experimental research facility dedi- cated to improving the cost efficiency of agriculture operations. Higgs explained that if salmon and trout accept the new diet, farmers wiil hive

an inexpensive Canadian protein source ut their disposal.

Higgs has been conducting research into canola protein sources with fish nutrition chemist Bakhshish Dosangh and Angela Prendergast, a student at UBC. Dr. Richard Beames and Greg Deacon also contributed.

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