Aquaculture giants have joined forces to reduce the fish oil content in salmon feed as part of plans to eliminate the use of marine-derived feed ingredients by 2025.
Florida-based Atlantic Sapphire has partnered with Skretting, introducing Veramaris’s sustainable algal oil from Q4 2021, reducing the fish oil content in its salmon feed by around 25%.
“This partnership is great news for retailers looking to expand the options available on their shelves and for seafood consumers who want to eat a delicious, healthy and sustainable protein,” said Atlantic Sapphire chief executive, Johan Andreassen.
“Having a sustainable EPA & DHA alternative for our feed is critical in helping us achieve our ambition of having zero impact on the oceans,” he added.
Veramaris’s algal oil, developed as a sustainable source of both EPA & DHA Omega-3, is used to supplement or replace fish oil. The oil is said to have the highest potency (>60%) available on the market and Veramaris is the first microalgae producer to have achieved joint ASC-MSC certification.
“This is a partnership bringing together three innovative companies playing their part to bring sustainable salmon to the USA, the biggest consumption market in the world,” said Karim Kurmaly, Veramaris chief executive.
In December 2021, Skretting announced its intention to build a new feed facility close to Atlantic Sapphire’s Bluehouse in Florida to lower the cost and footprint of the feed.
