Embodiments of the present invention provide improved
aquaculture products and methods of producing such
aquaculture products by incorporating healthier lipids containing
stearidonic acid and
gamma linolenic acid into the
aquaculture feed. This in turn improves the
health profile of the aquatic animals promoting growth and limiting commercial losses. Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention provide methods for producing said products. In one embodiment of the invention, an aquaculture animal may be fed a feed comprising a transgenic
plant product. In other embodiments of the invention, cold water fish meat,
warm water fish meat, and
crustacean meat products comprising SDA, GLA, EPA, and DHA are disclosed. In further embodiments of the invention, other aquaculture feed products comprising SDA, and GLA are disclosed.