Scientific proof
CryoPlankton has reached commercial hatcheries across 26 countries, in under a decade.
CryoPlankton has moved from Norwegian waters to hatcheries worldwide.
Delivered to commercial hatcheries to date.
Sea Bass | Dicentrarchus labrax
Heavier average tank weight at 75 dph on all-CryoPlankton protocol.
When co-fed with artemia.
Greater growth on CryoPlankton at 45-55 days post-hatch, in commercial Greek hatcheries.
One year at 365 dph, sea bass raised on CryoPlankton were also 6-8% heavier than the control, through the on-growing phase.
IFREMER trials
CryoPlankton-fed sea bream, sea bass and ballan wrasse showed consistently lower mortality under salinity stress testing.
Commercial hatchery trials, Greece and Norway
Cleaner first feeding produces better-formed larvae. Mouth deformities dropped to almost none with CryoPlankton (from ~2% to ~0.25%).
IFREMER trials
Combined single and double operculum defects fell from 12.4% in the control to 0.2% on CryoPlankton. One of several clear signs that CryoPlankton produces better quality larvae.
IFREMER tirals
Sea Bream | Sparus aurata
Greater growth at 45-55 dph in commercial Greek hatcheries on CryoPlankton.
In a one-year study, sea bream reared on the intense CryoPlankton protocol showed 17.7% greater mean weight than the control in on-growing, with FCR calculated 6.8% lower at one year of age.
AcquaExcel 3.0 - TNA/HCMR study, 2025
Stronger results through weaning, alongside a 50% improvement in mean growth weight, better stress-test performance, and a 3-10% improvement in swim bladder inflation rate.
AcquaExcel 3.0 - TNA/HCMR study, 2025
Seriola | Yellowtail kingfish (Amberjack)
Across European seriola production, CryoPlankton has become part of the standard first-feeding protocol, and can fully replace rotifers in industrial seriola hatcheries.
Planktonic commercial experience, European Seriola producers
Hatcheries report steadier seriola production and noticeably better fry quality after moving to CryoPlankton for first feeding.
One of the largest seriola producers
Atlantic cod | Gadus morhua
Juveniles per tank at 80+ days post-hatch, raised with no rotifers or artemia at all, on the hatchery’s first attempt.
A Norwegian cod hatchery (2025 trial)
Cod larvae started on Cryo-S showed better development of the gut, liver and eyes- observations from the EarlyCod research project.
EarlyCod project, University of Patras
A Norwegian long-term study showed that cod first-fed on natural plankton retained a significant growth advantage almost two years later, despite receiving the same commercial dry feed as the control group after weaning. CryoPlankton closely resembles natural plankton biochemically and is also a component of natural plankton in the wild, and we therefore expect similar long-term effects from improved early-life nutrition. Customer results are already providing indications consistent with this.
Norwegian CODE study
Ballan wrasse | Labrus bergylta
More body weight during fattening for ballan wrasse raised on CryoPlankton through the on-growing phase.
Planktonic on-growing data, Norway
Lower cumulative farming costs in successful operations, and the gain is far larger where it turns a struggling production into a viable one.
Planktonic economic analysiswhen co-fed with artemia.
With CryoPlankton, the move onto dry feed is smoother and can come earlier. The exact timing varies by hatchery and protocol.
Planktonic commercial experience
Peer-reviewed research shows that ballan wrasse larvae fed CryoPlankton developed their immune systems earlier than controls.
Institute of Marine Research, Norway (Etayo et al., published in Frontiers in Immunology)
Flatfish Species
2x survival in early rearing, from around 7% to about 14%, alongside a 12% gain in length. Early but promising results from a short trial.
A large European flatfish producer
Malpigmentation reduced by 40% in sole fed CryoPlankton, with better pigmentation overall.
Planktonic trial data
Strong early feed uptake in ongoing halibut trials. It’s an active area of development for Planktonic, with further trials underway.
Planktonic trials (ongoing) when co-fed with artemia.
Whiteleg shrimp | Litopenaeus vannamei
Longer growth and reached PL1 sooner on i-Cryo (with Cryo-Micro early), across trials in Europe and Vietnam.
Greater survival and better hepatopancreas and muscle-to-gut scores at dispatch.
Planktonic shrimp trials, led by ShrimpVet
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