Are circular economy principles applied to aquaculture feeds?
Yes. In aquaculture, the circular economy utilises by-products and waste generated by supply chains in the production of food for human consumption. For example, trimmings from fish processing account for about 35% of the fish meal used in aquaculture. Similarly, the by-products from the slaughter of terrestrial animals destined for human consumption can be turned into meal with high nutritional values. Novel ingredients like insect and bacterial meals offer further potential in the utilisation of waste streams as inputs.
Frequent questions on sustainability
Why is aquaculture important?
According to WWF, 85% of the world’s marine stocks are either fully exploited or overfished. Our planet’s population is forecast to expand by over 2 billion people by 2050, and with this growth will come a much greater demand for food, including seafood.
Are circular economy principles applied to aquaculture feeds?
Yes. In aquaculture, the circular economy utilises by-products and waste generated by supply chains in the production of food for human consumption.
Is aquaculture sustainable?
Yes, when done properly. As a global society, we are around 7.5 billion people heading towards 10 billion by 2050. Not only does this present the problem of an additional 2 billion mouths to feed, human diets are also increasingly shifting in line with growing prosperity.
Are our feeds sustainable?
Skretting is committed to make feeds that meet global sustainability requirements in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development goals (SDGs). Sustainable feeds are essential to support the growth of aquaculture as one of the world's most efficient protein production methods.
Is aquaculture controlled?
In most regions, aquaculture is subject to strict controls throughout every stage of production right up to the point of human consumption. Skretting feeds undergo strict quality control processes. As we take food safety very seriously, Skretting has a global, comprehensive feed to food quality programme whereby we monitor for unwanted substances in both raw materials and feeds.
How are we contributing to feeding a growing global population?
Skretting delivers safe and sustainable feeds and services worldwide to fish and shrimp farmers to ensure the responsible production of healthy and delicious food. We are focused on reducing our environmental footprint and increasing our positive social impact.