EU’s climate change strategy and marine resources

EUfishmeal welcomes EU’s new climate change strategy Globally, more than 190 countries have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to pursue the goals of…

Insects for food and feed

EUfishmeal director Anne Mette Bæk was happy to participate in the Annual conference of The International Platform of Insects for food and feed as a speaker and participant…

FAO Impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently published a short report called “Impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture”, which is a summary of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper 627. The report is a synthesis of current knowledge, adaptation and mitigation options in response to climate change and fisheries and fish production. In general, the report states that warming of the ocean is occurring globally, but appears…

Seafish report: Fact and figures Fishmeal and Fishoil

Seafish recently published a report om fishmeal and fishoil production, including global trends on supply use and aquaculture-consumption. Read the full report here For Seafish fishmeal news see…

FIFO figures below 1 for salmonids in 2015

Source: IFFO IFFO, The Marine Ingredients Organisation, has calculated new Fish In: Fish Out ratios (FIFO) for 2015 and for the first time FIFO figures for salmonids are below 1. Calculated with FAO data, Fish In: Fish Out ratios (FIFO) have been used by as a way of reviewing the consumption of wild fish by the sector since the 1990s.  Salmonids have drawn attention on this subject in the past, and have been criticised previously for their use of fishmeal and fish oil.  In 2015 the…

EUfishmeal responsibility paper is now online

During recent months EUfishmeal has worked on a infographic about the responsibility of the european fishmeal and fish oil industry. Fishmeal and fish oil are responsible marine ingredients based on certified sustainable fisheries. That is a message we want to communicate to the public and our responsibility is a tool to do so.  Click here to see and read full paper Fishmeal and fish oil is produced mainly from small, short-lived fish with little or no potential for direct…