Analysis

FAIRR: Feed stocks unable to keep pace with salmon production, raising supply chain risks

2025-05-22T11:12:00

Salmon farming

Industry deemed to be over-reliant on declining wild fish stocks for feed, with no scalable alternatives to support long-term growth

Ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference, The FAIRR Initiative has released new analysis following a four-year engagement with seven global salmon producers (Bakkafrost, Grieg Seafood, Lerøy Seafood, Mowi, Multi X, SalMar and Salmones Camanchaca), that finds a “critical constraint” on their growth ambitions: the over-reliance on declining wild-caught fish for feed.

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