Alternative Proteins for Fish Diets: Implications beyond Growth

Aragão, Cláudia; Gonçalves, Ana Teresa; Costas, Benjamín; Azeredo, Rita; Xavier, Maria João; Engrola, Sofia; Huisman, E.A; Dinis, Maria Teresa; Sofia Engrola; Estevez, Alicia; Gisbert, Enric; Mañanós, Evaristo; Valente, Luísa M. P.; Yúfera, Manuel; Dinis, Maria Teresa

Cláudia Aragão

Position

Researcher

Academic Degree

Doutoramento

Group

Aquaculture Research Group

Based at

Faro, Gambelas Campus, UAlg

Office Nr

2.94

Extension

7370

caragao@ualg.pt

Keywords

Aquaculture, fish nutrition, amino acid metabolism, taurine, nutrient flux

ORCID ID

ResearchGate

Scopus

Organiza

Projects

Projects Coordination

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Financiamento	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
INFLAMMAA	INFLAMMAA – Unraveling the neuro-endocrine/immune modulatory roles of tryptophan during inflammation	Cláudia Aragão	07/2018	04/2022		46188k€	239786k€
TOWTAU	Towards fishmeal-independent fish diets: the role of taurine	Cláudia Aragão	03/2012	08/2015	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	176k€
ARRAINA	Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture	Maria Teresa Dinis, Sofia Engrola, Cláudia Aragão	01/2012	12/2016	Comissão Europeia	378k€
SULFAAR	Physiological importance and metabolism of aromatic and sulphur amino acids during fish ontogeny	Cláudia Aragão	07/2005	07/2008	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	92k€

Projects Membership

	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
EATFISH	European Aquaculture Training for improving Seafood Husbandry	Sofia Engrola	01/2021	06/2025	237720k€	4075413k€
AquaVitae	New species, processes and products contributing to increased production and improved sustainability in emerging low trophic, and existing low and high trophic aquaculture value chains in the Atlantic	Sofia Engrola	05/2019	10/2023
INFLAMMAA	INFLAMMAA – Unraveling the neuro-endocrine/immune modulatory roles of tryptophan during inflammation	Cláudia Aragão	07/2018	04/2022	46188k€	239786k€
MEDAid	MEDAid - Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development	Sofia Engrola	05/2017	04/2021	90203k€	6999996k€
FEEDNETIX	Development of an informatics application to improve and optimize feeding strategies for fish	Sofia Engrola	09/2013	06/2015	211k€
ULTRAFISH	ULTRAFISH - Utilização de ultrasons na optimização da nutrição embrionária de peixes: programação nutricional do potencial de crescimento e capacidades metabólicas em juvenis.	Jorge Dias	03/2010	08/2013	190k€
DIGFISH	Estudo do controlo da função digestiva em larvas de peixes marinhos	Maria Laura Braga Ribeiro	07/2005	06/2008	73k€
STRESSAA	Minimization of the effects of stress through amino acid supplementation	Luís Eugénio Castanheira da Conceição	02/2005	02/2008	50k€

Activities

Type of Event

Scientific Gathering

Workshop Maneio, nutrição e alimentação da corvina

Este Workshop pretende divulgar os resultados da investigação realizada no âmbito de três projetos PROMAR a decorrer, tendo a corvina como espécie alvo: projetos NUTRICOR, AQUACOR e JAULACOR . Co-...

Group

Aquaculture Research Group

December 19, 2013

Type of Event

Scientific Gathering

4th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes

The Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) organizes between 17th and 20th September the 4th International Workshop on the Biology of Fish Gametes . This workshop will be co-funded by the AQUAGAMETE COST...

Group

Aquaculture Research Group

September 17, 2013 to September 20, 2013

Type of Event

Other Events

LARVITA 2012 Training School: Biological basis for improving fish larvae quality

The goal of LARVITA 2012 Training School is to highlight the most recent developments in Biological basis for improving fish larvae quality and to promote a strong interaction between proactive...

Group

Aquaculture Research Group

December 5, 2012 to December 7, 2012

Type of Event

Scientific Gathering

The Cultivation of Soles V

The main objective of this Workshop is to review the current status of sole farming in Europe and elsewhere .

Group

Aquaculture Research Group

April 5, 2011 to April 7, 2011

Type of Event

Other Events

PhD Thesis Presentation

This Friday, our PhD student will defend her thesis. Come support Rita!

January 14, 2022

Online | Zoom platform

News

CCMAR research in the spotlight of medAID

A research team from CCMAR is carrying out two important workpackages, that are considered very important for the european aquaculture project: medAID.

In this event, the role of algae producing companies, new microalgae production strategies developed by LNEG, the concept of biorefinery of algal biomass and two round tables was presented.

Would you like to contribute with your research in a special issue of the journal "Animals" in the area of aquaculture? See how in our news!

The inclusion of plant ingredients (such as soy) in fish diets is increasing. However, these diets are limited in the amino acid methionine and require supplementation to fulfil fish nutritional needs.

Publications

Selected Publications

Richard N, Colen R, Aragão C. Supplementing taurine to plant-based diets improves lipid digestive capacity and amino acid retention of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles. Aquaculture. 2017;468:94 - 101. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.09.050

Aragão C, Colen R, Ferreira S, Pinto W, Conceição LEC, Dias J. Microencapsulation of taurine in Senegalese sole diets improves its metabolic availability. Aquaculture. 2014;431:53 - 58. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.04.041

Fuentes J, Ribeiro L, Aragão C. Bile salts regulate ion transport in the intestine of Senegalese sole. Aquaculture. 2018;495:842 - 848. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.06.050

Aragão C, Gonçalves ATeresa, Costas B, Azeredo R, Xavier MJoão, Engrola S. Alternative Proteins for Fish Diets: Implications beyond Growth. Animals. 2022;12(9):1211. doi:10.3390/ani12091211

Publications

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Teodósio R, Aragão C, Conceição LEC, Dias J, Engrola S. Amino Acid Metabolism in Gilthead Seabream Is Affected by the Dietary Protein to Energy Ratios. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2022;2022:1 - 10. doi:10.1155/2022/8230704 Read more about Amino Acid Metabolism in Gilthead Seabream Is Affected by the Dietary Protein to Energy Ratios Google Scholar DOI
Aragão C, Gonçalves ATeresa, Costas B, Azeredo R, Xavier MJoão, Engrola S. Alternative Proteins for Fish Diets: Implications beyond Growth. Animals. 2022;12(9):1211. doi:10.3390/ani12091211 Read more about Alternative Proteins for Fish Diets: Implications beyond Growth Google Scholar PT DOI
Teodósio R, Engrola S, Cabano M, Colen R, Masagounder K, Aragão C. Metabolic and nutritional responses of Nile tilapia juveniles to dietary methionine sourcesAbstract. British Journal of Nutrition. 2022;127(2):202 - 213. doi:10.1017/S0007114521001008 Read more about Metabolic and nutritional responses of Nile tilapia juveniles to dietary methionine sourcesAbstract Google Scholar PT DOI
Saraiva JL, Nogueirinha M, Teodósio R, Aragão C, Engrola S, Arechavala-Lopez P. The effect of tank cover on welfare of farmed Nile tilapia. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 2021:105396. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105396 Read more about The effect of tank cover on welfare of farmed Nile tilapia Google Scholar DOI
Teodósio R, Aragão C, Colen R, Carrilho R, Dias J, Engrola S. A nutritional strategy to promote gilthead seabream performance under low temperatures. Aquaculture. 2021;537:736494. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736494 Read more about A nutritional strategy to promote gilthead seabream performance under low temperatures Google Scholar DOI
Aragão C, Cabano M, Colen R, Fuentes J, Dias J. Alternative ingredients for gilthead seabream diets: paving the way to increase production sustainability. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2020;26. Read more about Alternative ingredients for gilthead seabream diets: paving the way to increase production sustainability Google Scholar PT
Figueiredo F, Aragão C, Pinto W, Dinis MTeresa, Oliveira CCV. Optimizing rearing and welfare in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalesensis) broodstock: Effect of ambient light intensity and handling time on stress response. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 2020;222:104880. doi:10.1016/j.applanim.2019.104880 Read more about Optimizing rearing and welfare in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalesensis) broodstock: Effect of ambient light intensity and handling time on stress response Google Scholar PT DOI
Teodósio R, Engrola S, Colen R, Masagounder K, Aragão C. Optimizing diets to decrease environmental impact of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) production. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2019. doi:10.1111/anu.13004 Read more about Optimizing diets to decrease environmental impact of Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) production Google Scholar PT DOI
Fuentes J, Ribeiro L, Aragão C. Bile salts regulate ion transport in the intestine of Senegalese sole. Aquaculture. 2018;495:842 - 848. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.06.050 Read more about Bile salts regulate ion transport in the intestine of Senegalese sole Google Scholar DOI
Campos I, Matos E, Aragão C, Pintado M, Valente LMP. Apparent digestibility coefficients of processed agro-food by-products in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles. Aquaculture Nutrition. 2018;24(4):1274 - 1286. https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.12665. Read more about Apparent digestibility coefficients of processed agro-food by-products in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles Google Scholar
Gonçalves RA, Engrola S, Aragão C, et al. Fate of [3H]-Deoxynivalenol in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Juveniles: Tissue Distribution and Excretion. Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development. 2018;09(07). doi:10.4172/2155-954610.4172/2155-9546.1000540 Read more about Fate of [3H]-Deoxynivalenol in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Juveniles: Tissue Distribution and Excretion Google Scholar DOI
Engrola S, Aragão C, Valente LMP, Conceição LEC. Nutritional Modulation of Marine Fish Larvae Performance. In: Yúfera M, ed. Emerging Issues In Fish Larvae Research. Emerging Issues in Fish Larvae Research. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2018:209 - 228. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73244-2_7. Read more about Nutritional Modulation of Marine Fish Larvae Performance Google Scholar
Richard N, Colen R, Aragão C. Supplementing taurine to plant-based diets improves lipid digestive capacity and amino acid retention of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles. Aquaculture. 2017;468:94 - 101. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.09.050 Read more about Supplementing taurine to plant-based diets improves lipid digestive capacity and amino acid retention of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles Google Scholar DOI
Fontagné-Dicharry S, Alami-Durante H, Aragão C, Kaushik SJ, Geurden I. Parental and early-feeding effects of dietary methionine in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture. 2017;469:16 - 27. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.11.039 Read more about Parental and early-feeding effects of dietary methionine in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Google Scholar PT DOI
Barata M, Soares F, Aragão C, Almeida ACatarina, Pousão-Ferreira P, Ribeiro L. Efficiency of 2-phenoxyethanol and clove oil for reducing handling stress in reared meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Pisces: Sciaenidae). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 2016;47(1):82 - 92. doi:10.1111/jwas.2016.47.issue-110.1111/jwas.12245 Read more about Efficiency of 2-phenoxyethanol and clove oil for reducing handling stress in reared meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Pisces: Sciaenidae) Google Scholar DOI
Morais S, Aragão C, Cabrita E, et al. New developments and biological insights into the farming of Solea senegalensis reinforcing its aquaculture potential. Reviews in Aquaculture. 2016;8(3):227 - 263. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12091. Read more about New developments and biological insights into the farming of Solea senegalensis reinforcing its aquaculture potential Google Scholar
Azeredo R, Pérez-Sánchez J, Sitjà-Bobadilla A, et al. European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Immune Status and Disease Resistance Are Impaired by Arginine Dietary Supplementation. PLoS One. 2015;10(10):e0139967. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139967 Read more about European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Immune Status and Disease Resistance Are Impaired by Arginine Dietary Supplementation. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
Aragão C, Colen R, Ferreira S, Pinto W, Conceição LEC, Dias J. Microencapsulation of taurine in Senegalese sole diets improves its metabolic availability. Aquaculture. 2014;431:53 - 58. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2014.04.041 Read more about Microencapsulation of taurine in Senegalese sole diets improves its metabolic availability Google Scholar DOI
Pinto W, Rønnestad I, Dinis MTeresa, Aragão C. Taurine and fish development: insights for the aquaculture industry. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2013;776:329-34. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6093-0_30 Read more about Taurine and fish development: insights for the aquaculture industry. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
Costas B, Aragão C, Dias J, Afonso A, Conceição LEC. Interactive effects of a high-quality protein diet and high stocking density on the stress response and some innate immune parameters of Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis. Fish Physiol Biochem. 2013;39(5):1141-51. doi:10.1007/s10695-013-9770-1 Read more about Interactive effects of a high-quality protein diet and high stocking density on the stress response and some innate immune parameters of Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
Gonçalves RA, Aragão C, Frias PA, Sykes AV. The use of different anaesthetics as welfare promoters during short-term human manipulation of European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) juveniles. Aquaculture. 2012;370-371:130 - 135. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.10.014 Read more about The use of different anaesthetics as welfare promoters during short-term human manipulation of European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) juveniles Google Scholar DOI
Herrera M, Aragão C, Hachero I, et al. Physiological short-term response to sudden salinity change in the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). Fish Physiol Biochem. 2012;38(6):1741-51. doi:10.1007/s10695-012-9671-8 Read more about Physiological short-term response to sudden salinity change in the Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). Google Scholar PubMed DOI
Conceição LEC, Aragão C, Dias J, et al. Dietary nitrogen and fish welfare. Fish Physiol Biochem. 2012;38(1):119-41. doi:10.1007/s10695-011-9592-y Read more about Dietary nitrogen and fish welfare. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
Costas B, Aragão C, Ruiz-Jarabo I, et al. Different environmental temperatures affect amino acid metabolism in the eurytherm teleost Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858) as indicated by changes in plasma metabolites. Amino Acids. 2012;43(1):327-35. doi:10.1007/s00726-011-1082-0 Read more about Different environmental temperatures affect amino acid metabolism in the eurytherm teleost Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858) as indicated by changes in plasma metabolites. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
Costas B, Aragão C, Soengas JL, et al. Effects of dietary amino acids and repeated handling on stress response and brain monoaminergic neurotransmitters in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2012;161(1):18-26. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.08.014 Read more about Effects of dietary amino acids and repeated handling on stress response and brain monoaminergic neurotransmitters in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) juveniles. Google Scholar PubMed DOI

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Other Publications

Dinis, M.T., Aragão, C., Engrola, S. 2016. Revolução azul: preparar o setor aquícola para o futuro In: Universidade do Algarve (Eds.), A Europa e o mar: Inovação e investigação cientifica em Portugal. Portugal, pp. 73-80.

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