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FEATURE: SOYBEANS AND THE FUTURE OF AQUACULTURE

the diets are formulated to meet essential amino acid requirements.
Several compounds are present in
soybeans that may be potentially inhibiting a higher incorporation of soy in the
diet. Many of these compounds have
been labeled as anti-nutritional factors
because they negatively impact nutrient
digestion and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.
Lectins, oligosaccharides, saponins
and trypsin inhibitors are compounds
present in soybeans that have been
identified as having negative effects on
fish. Soy isoflavones (also called phytoestrogens) have also been implicated
as a potential problem by interfering
with reproduction.
Conversely, soy isoflavones may
provide potential benefits by acting as
antioxidants. Asian communities that
consume higher amounts of soy have
a lower rate of heart disease than com-

Table 1. Global oilseed supply in 2003
(in tonnes)
Crop
Total Harvest
Soybeans
189,523,638
Oil, palm fruit
139,148,600
Cottonseed
56,969,044
Coconuts
50,227,217
Ground nuts in shell
37,057,652
Rapeseed
35,931,652
Sunflower
26,085,901
Dry beans
18,886,344
Sesame
2,765,419
Linseed
2,054,195
Lupins
1,596,444
Castor beans
1,153,768
Safflower
731,425

Cake
123,327,242
3,727,703
12,388,472
1,902,410
7,416,247
17,760,805
9,267,370
N/A
736,057
861,863
N/A
N/A
318,700

munities that consume less soy (i.e., the
U.S.). It has been theorized that the antioxidant power of soy isoflavones may
be contributing to this rate. If soy isoflavones can accumulate in fish muscle,
the potential for this benefit transferring
to human health exists. This antioxidant

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accumulation may also help extend the
shelf life of seafood that was reared on a
high-soy diet.
SOY-IN-AQUACULTURE
In 2002, the United Soybean Board
(USB) and seven American universities, led by Purdue University, initiated
the Soy-in-Aquaculture Managed Research Program (SIA). The goal of the
USB was quite simple: to increase the
amount of soybeans used in diets fed to
aquatic organisms.
To accomplish this, they initially
wanted to target well-established intensive aquaculture industries that were
underutilizing soybeans in their diets.
The salmonid industry was an obvious
choice, but in order to achieve their
goal, they recognized certain barriers
needed to be overcome. The focus of the
first two-year SIA program was to systematically evaluate the anti-nutritional

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