FFDRoil Calculator
Understand how algal oil can help to reduce forage fish dependency in aquafeed
The forage fish dependency ratio for fish oil (FFDRoil) calculates the quantity of fish oil sourced from forage fish used to produce a quantity of farmed salmon. WWF set a FFDRoil <1 target in their WWF Basket metrics, an initiative that is supported by several retailers.
The Earthworm Foundation Aquafeed Initiative also targets FFDRoil <1 as a way to decrease aquafeed’s reliance on reduction fisheries. But aquafeed formulators have long since relied on fish oil as a valuable source of essential fatty acids for farmed fish.
So, how can algal oil help to meet these targets?
Algal oil helps to reduce aquaculture’s reliance on the finite resources of the marine environment by providing a sustainable alternative source of Omega-3 EPA & DHA to support the sustainable growth of the industry.
The partial substitution of fish oil with algal oil and vegetable oil enables aquafeed producers to use less than 1kg of forage fish to produce the fish oil required to produce 1kg of farmed fish, whilst at the same time protecting the nutritional quality of the aquafeed and the resulting seafood.