Friend of the Sea has certified DailyNutra, a smart nutrition company, for sustainable production of products that contain krill oil for omega-3s.
DailyNutra, based in Fairfax, California, formulates, designs and manufactures nutritional products. The company’s DailyNutra’s NeptuneKrill Oil (NKO) product is a 1000mg tablet of 100% pure Antarctic Krill oil and provides a rich source of omega-3s.
“As the market for nutritional products embraces omega-3s, we are seeing producers step up and commit to sustainable practices,” said Paolo Bray, director of Friend of the Sea. “This is the right move, as these companies’ success depends on sustainable sources. We are very pleased to welcome DailyNutra to this esteemed group of environmentally conscious businesses.”
Krill is a sustainable choice. Whilst krill are a very small marine organism, growing up to about 5cm in length, they are plentiful.
The worldwide biomass of the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba), the species DailyNutra uses, is estimated at 420 million tonnes. The company’s fishery source is governed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources which establishes yearly allowable fishing quotas.
Whilst a quota of 2.7% of krill is allowed, less than 0.06% of the krill biomass is actually harvested on an annual basis. Krill fishing is among the most regulated types of seafood production in the world; fishing boats must be licensed and there are strict rules governing how krill are fished.
