Effects of Agricultural Pesticides in Aquafeeds on Wild Fish Feeding on Leftover Pellets Near Fish Farms

Effects of Agricultural Pesticides in Aquafeeds on Wild Fish Feeding on Leftover Pellets Near Fish Farms

Screening has revealed that modern-day feeds used in Atlantic salmon aquaculture might contain trace amounts of agricultural pesticides. To reach slaughter size, salmon are produced in open net pens in the sea. Uneaten feed pellets and undigested feces deposited beneath the net pens represent a sour...

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Main Authors: Pål A. Olsvik, Anett Kristin Larsen, Marc H. G. Berntssen, Anders Goksøyr, Odd André Karlsen, Fekadu Yadetie, Monica Sanden, Torstein Kristensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
aquaculture
fish feed
insecticides
chlorpyrifos-methyl
wild fish exposure
metabolomics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.00794/full

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