Fish meal is in trouble. Not as an ingredient — it remains one of the most nutritionally complete protein sources in aquafeed. The problem is supply. According to FAO data, approximately 16 million tons of wild-caught fish are used annually to produce fish meal — a volume that has been stagnant for decades while global aquaculture production has grown rapidly. The result: rising prices, tightening supply, and increasing pressure on wild fish stocks that the industry cannot su

As the aquaculture industry faces growing pressure to reduce its dependence on wild-caught fish meal — constrained by supply, price volatility, and sustainability concerns — insect protein is gaining serious attention as a partial replacement ingredient. Among insect protein sources, cricket meal has been the subject of a growing body of feeding trial research in shrimp aquaculture. This article reviews three peer-reviewed studies examining cricket protein in whiteleg shrimp