Sustainable Kinetics (SK), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ichthus Unlimited (IU), conducted two very successful commercial demonstrations of our formulated tuna feed in Spain and Malta (2021 and 2022 respectively).
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At the end of both long-term feeding demonstrations, blind sensory evaluations were conducted. The pictorial documentations show the closing event at “Café del Mar”, a high-end restaurant in Triq it-Trunciera, Malta (October 21, 2022).
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Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) were fed (starting July 2023) with either baitfish or IU’s balanced feed. Survival was 100% for both dietary treatments but, fish fed the compound feed were deemed to have better flavor and texture and better color than the baitfish fed tuna.
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Lipid deposition was the same in fish fed both diets. The assessment was conducted first buy Japanese buyers of tuna and then by honorary guests invited to the event.
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Among them, Malta’s Undersecretary of Fisheries – Alicia Bugeja, Ph.D. – endorsed the compound feed as means to harmonize the coexistence of tourism and bluefin farming in Malta.
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Presently, baitfish feeding of tuna causes severe pollution of Malta’s premier beaches. Tourists exposed to fish slime in the otherwise pristine waters have an awful experience while swimming.
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The compound feed developed by IU makes possible for two of the main revenue-generating industries in Malta (tourism and tuna farming) to thrive in harmony with each other.
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