Chitosan Application in Aquatic Feed and Its Impact on Fish and Shrimp Productivity

The culture of crustaceans, such as shrimp and crabs, in Indonesia has resulted a significant increase waste production, particularly the form shells heads. This contains valuable components like chitin, chitosan, carotenoids, which can be extracted utilized aquaculture activities. Some research results show that use derived from fish feed, is functional polysaccharide with various biological activities, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, immune-stimulating effects. It also acts growth promoter improves performance farmed fish. Additionally, inclusion chitin chitosan feed formulations enhances digestibility, growth, nutrient absorption. paper provides comprehensive review potential, nutritional value, benefits processed crustacean products, focusing on their impact productivity aquaculture.