KUFOS sign MoU with Meridian Biotech for fishmeal production

The collaboration aims to address critical environmental challenges and improve the quality of aquaculture products by focusing on the production and testing processes of protein-rich fish meals derived from non-fish raw materials

The Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Meridian Biotech, a leading industrial biotechnology company based in Texas. The collaboration aims to address critical environmental challenges and improve the quality of aquaculture products by focusing on the production and testing processes of protein-rich fish meals derived from non-fish raw materials.

Meridian Biotech specialises in the production of high-value single-cell proteins for the pet food and aquaculture markets, and together with KUFOS, they plan to implement industrial production of fish meals based on single-cell proteins. This will make them available at affordable costs to aqua farmers and overcome the unsustainable practice of juvenile fish catch. By reducing the rejection rate of Indian shrimp by the US and the European Union through the availability of protein-rich fish meals, KUFOS Vice-Chancellor T Pradeepkumar sees a positive impact on marine biodiversity.