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InsectProtein:RealReplacementPotentialUpdated:2007-09-0611:31:12America:AquaBiologicshasbegunPhaseTworesearchtrialsonitspatentpendingEnto-Protein?,ahighqualitysustainableproteinderivedfrominsects.Theresearch,inconjunctionwithMississippiStateUniversity,willestablishhowtheproductcanbeintegratedintofarmed-fishdiets.Itisintendedtobeareplacementforfishmealproductswhichareakeyingredientinaquacultureformulations,butsurroundedbycontroversy.Feedingtrialswiththeinsectproteinwillnowstartonhybridstripedbassusingdietssubstituting100percentofthedietaryfishmealcomponentwithEnto-Protein?meal.Concurrently,theCompanyisstructuringthefinalPhasethreeresearchforextendedgrowthtrials,whichareexpectedtostartinOctober.Thesuccessfulcompletionofthesetrialswouldpavethewayforcommercialtrialsandeventualimplementation,saysthecompany.Mr.SalCherch,ChiefOperatingOfficer,saidthatinitialresultswereverypleasing."WestronglybelievethatEnto-Protein?willsuccessfullyprovideasustainable,all-naturalfishmealsubstitute,"headded.Astaggering25percentofallworldfishproductiongoesintofishmealandfishoil.Theworldsupplyoffishmealissoisolatedgeographically,thateverymetrictonneoffishmealtravelsanaverageof5000kmbeforeitreachestheenduser.Thishasenormouseconomicimplicationsinsupplyingtheglobalmarkets.ViableIfinsectderivedproteinisviable,thenproductionsitescouldbesetupworldwide."Itwouldprovideaviablesolutiontowhatisaseriousproblem.Thekeytotherapidandsuccessfulexpansionofglobalseafoodproductionisthroughthesustainablecommercialproductionofahighqualitydietaryprotein.Ento-Protein?isthelogicalchoicetoeliminatetheindustry'sdependenceuponwildfishmealasadietaryprotein,"saidMrCherch.BasedinBocaRaton,Florida,AquaBiologicsisadivisionofNeptuneIndustries,acompanywhichpridesitselfonsustainableaquacultureproduction.OtherproductsincludeAqua-Sphere?andAqua-Cell?aproductionsystemthatsuccessfullyaddressestheenvironmentalconcernsofmostoperationsbycontrollingandrecyclingallwasteproducts.ItoperatesBlueHeronAquaFarmsinFloridaCity,andisaleadingpro