NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2025 19 The F3 – Future of Fish Feed, a collaborative effort to support innovative replacements for wild-caught marine ingredients in aquafeed, is challenging fish farms worldwide to go “fish-free” in their feed supply chains with the launch of the F3 Fish Farm Challenge. This is a global competition rewarding farms that lead the transition to aquafeeds made without marine animal ingredients. The challenge is designed to enhance feed supply chain resilience, by encouraging the use of new, innovative alternatives that will future-proof fish farming operations. A total of $200K in cash prizes will be awarded to four top-performing farms that sell the most carnivorous finfish raised on marine-animal–free feeds in one of two contest tracks: • A two-year contest that rewards farms already producing and selling carnivorous finfish on feeds free of marine-animal ingredients. • A four-year contest that rewards farms embarking on new feed and farming innovations and those raising slower-growing finfish species. Registration for both contest tracks opened on September 16, 2025. Full contest rules are available online. “By incentivizing farms to innovate, the F3 Fish Farm Challenge reduces pressure on wild fish stocks while building a more resilient and sustainable farmed seafood system for the future,” said Kevin Fitzsimmons, professor at the University of Arizona and F3 judge. “Amid growing supply chain uncertainties, this contest offers an opportunity to future-proof farm operations by developing strong, sustainable feed contingency plans.” Read more>> F3 launches $200K global fish-free feed challenge Photo: F3 Combining science and nature to care for life. Learn more at groupe-techna.com |
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