September 24, 2009
Ridley Corp develops new feed for tuna
Australian stockfeed and salt supplier Ridley Corporation Ltd. has developed a new feed for captured tuna, with the ability to boost the size of the fish better than other diets.
A feed trial showed that a formulated, factory-made feed product could be used exclusively to feed juvenile southern blue fin tuna from capture through to harvest size and achieve growth rates superior to traditional frozen wild fish diet rates.
The commercial-scale trial on "catch and grow" southern blue fin tuna was conducted on the premises of Clean Seas Tuna Ltd at Port Lincoln in South Australia.