Abstract
The use of insect-derived products in animal nutrition attracts great attention and shows a great opportunity for meeting the increasing feed raw material demand. Not only the protein fraction is of interest, but also fat and bioactive compounds are present in insects. In the aquaculture sector, the interest in the use of insects as feed pushed the European Union to allow, in 2017, the inclusion of insect-derived protein from seven insect species in aquafeeds. After a brief introduction, this chapter reviews and reports a synthesis of the available literature about the dietary use of insect protein, fat and bioactive compounds in freshwater and marine fish species with a special focus on fish performance and health. In the end, the chapter also highlights the challenges to be solved to allow the real inclusion of these products in aquafeeds.
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