Challenge Timeline

The trial will conclude in Fall 2024 and the winner will be announced Spring 2025.

Registration Opens

Fill out the registration form to register for the F3 Krill Replacement Challenge. Next, send a small sample of your Krill Replacement product to F3 to confirm it does not contain marine animal ingredients.
June 14, 2023
12 AM

Registration Closes

All Entrants must fill out the registration form before this deadline.
August 31, 2023
12 AM

Deadline to Submit Qualification Sample

The deadline to register for the Challenge is August 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM PDT and the deadline to submit samples is September 30, 2023 at 5:00 PM PDT.
September 30, 2023
12 AM

F3 Krill Replacement Submission Begins

Qualified entrants can begin to submit entry materials to the F3 Team as described in the Official Rules.
November 01, 2023
12 AM

F3 Krill Replacement Submission Ends

All entry materials must be received before this date.
January 19, 2024
12 AM

Challenge Trial 1 Begins

Let the challenge begin! F3 Krill Replacements will now compete in a feeding trial for Atlantic salmon.
April 04, 2024
12 AM

Challenge Trial 1 Ends

That's a wrap for Trial 1! Next up, Trial 2!
July 24, 2024
12 AM

Challenge Trial 2 Begins

Challenge Trial 2 has begun! F3 Krill Replacements will compete in a second feeding trial for Atlantic salmon.
July 09, 2024
12 AM

Challenge Trial 2 Ends

The F3 Krill Replacement Challenge concludes in Fall 2024! F3 Scientific Advisory Committee and Judges will review the data from both trials to determine a winner.
October 16, 2024
12 AM

Challenge Winner(s) Announced

The F3 Krill Replacement Challenge winner will be announced at an industry conference in the Spring of 2025.
March 01, 2025
12 AM