July 2013

Is farmed fish a supplier or a consumer of fish oil ?

This INFORMA (FAO Globefish) report addresses nutraceutical-grade EPA & DHA scarcity, sources and the aquaculture industry as a net supplier of EPA and DHA. Not necessarily more fish will be processed to get valuable EPA and DHA-enriched fish oils for human consumption,  rather taken off from aqua-feeds (farmed fish diets) and/or the aquaculture sector itself. …

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Aquatic Species Sustainability. Impact on Omega 3 Supply

This is a report issued by Supply Side Insights in collaboration with GOED. It gives a short snapshot of the Omega-3s-industry and aquatic sustainability principles. Consumer media has been known to portray a bleak picture of marine resource depletion but in reality only about 4 percent of all ocean-harvested fish goes into omega-3 applications such …

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Russia Blocks Bid To Establish Massive Antarctic Marine Reserves

Marine Protected Areas (MPA), to be implemented in CCAMLR fishing regions, are set for a significant debate. In the week of July 15 2013, a meeting was held in Bremerhaven, Germany targeting the creation of a vast area of protected waters around Antarctic fishing region. The Russian Federation — supported by Ukraine — stood up against …

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