EUfishmeal conference on forage fish, marine mammals and optimal fisheries yields

EUfishmeal conference video on forage fish, marine mammals and optimal fisheries yields from EUfishmeal on Vimeo. Conference conclusions On the 11th of October 2018…

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 bi-annual conference 2017, Dublin and Killybegs, Ireland

Every other year, EUfishmeal brings its members and associated members together for the bi-annual conference. The location for the conference alternates from member…

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…

Farmed salmon need marine omega 3

A new study shows that marine omega 3 fatty acids are necessary in feed to protect the good health of the farmed salmon. In her PhD thesis at Nofima, Marta Bou Mira studied what minimum level of marine omega 3 fatty acids is required in feed to ensure that farmed salmon maintain health and grow well through various life phases under differing environmental conditions. The particular fatty acids she studied are were EPA and DHA. Fish oil is the more important source of these fatty…