Lourens De Wet

1Botany Department and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa 2Feed Technology Project, Divison of Aquaculture, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa3Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Aquaculture Research and Development, Roggebaai, South AfricaAquaculture Research, 2012, 1–18 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2012.03219.x  ...

South African aquaculture production, though limited in its contribution to Africa's and global production, has shown a significant increase over the past few years. Total production and value has increased from 3000 tons (R51 million) in 1997, to 4624 tons (R136 million) in 2003 - a 54 percent increase in weight and 167 percent in value (Hoffman, et.al., 2000; Brink, 2003 personal communicati ...

Aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of livestock production worldwide, growing in large part because production is switching to more intensive, higher input systems. The main input is feed, which offers tremendous opportunities for aquafeed manufacturers and associated product suppliers. It also presents significant challenges to all sectors of the industry.The protein content in commercial ...