fish meal

or fishmeal

noun

1. dried fish ground for use as fertilizer, animal feed, or an ingredient in other foods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fish meal¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The fish meal used to feed farmed salmon presents further problems, as it often originates from wild-caught fish that aren't always taken at sustainable levels.

From Salon

Annual fish runs yielded dried fish, fish oil, and fish meal—all high-calorie, long-lasting foods.

From Science Magazine

Certain types of fish such as anchovies and herring are packed with nutrients but often used for fish meal and fish oil because these nutrients also promote fish growth.

From Science Daily

Prof Gröndahl also hopes that in the future algae will become a key ingredient in animal feed, to replace environmentally-damaging fish meal, which is common in pigs and poultry diets.

From BBC

Advances in fish meal production has improved the feed ratio but as salmon farming has grown dramatically around the world, so has demand for wild forage fish.

From Salon