Features and Benefits

Learn how Veramaris helps promote healthier fish, reliable growth, and stronger resilience across aquaculture systems.

Global demand for healthy fish is at an all-time high. And for good reason. Eating seafood twice a week is widely recommended by health authorities, including the WHO. To meet this demand, aquaculture must ensure a reliable supply of Omega-3 fatty acids, one of the key drivers of growth, health, and performance in marine species.

As seafood production continues to expand, securing consistent and scalable alternatives to fish oil becomes increasingly important. Veramaris offers a sustainable solution that helps the aquaculture industry close the critical Omega-3 supply gap.

The principle is simple: a shortcut in the food chain. Veramaris produces Omega-3 oil from natural marine algae, the original source of EPA and DHA that fish like salmon obtain by eating wild prey.

The result is a reliable, high-quality product with consistent levels of EPA and DHA, independent of fluctuating marine raw materials. For fish and shrimp farmers, this means improved productivity, healthier animals, and a meaningful step toward more sustainable aquaculture.

Benefits

Veramaris algal oil provides measurable benefits at every stage of the aquaculture value chain

Good reputation

Consumers increasingly expect seafood to be both healthy and sustainably produced. Veramaris helps reduce the marine footprint of farmed fish and shrimp while avoiding the risks associated with contaminants or opaque supply chains. This strengthens trust with retailers, regulators, and end consumers.

  • One ton of Veramaris algal oil delivers the same amount of EPA and DHA as up to 66 tons of wild forage fish
  • Algal strain originates from the North Pacific and is non-GMO

Predictable performance

Veramaris algal oil is a natural product with a reliably stable concentration of EPA and DHA Omega-3. At 65%, this concentration exceeds that of conventional fish oil and represents the highest lipid potency currently available on the market. As a result, producers benefit from improved survival rates and higher yields.

  • Proven to improve survivability and fillet quality in farm-scale trials under Optimum Omega Nutrition
  • Easily replaces fish oil in fish, shrimp, and pet feed, with high digestibility across all species

Protect your reputation

Veramaris algal oil is the first and only ASC-MSC-certified microalgae oil for fish and shrimp feed and won several awards for its adoption as an alternative feed ingredient.

Secure supply

In 2023, El Niño significantly reduced fish populations in key regions, leading to a global shortage of fish oil. Producers using Veramaris algal oil were unaffected by rising prices and limited availability, ensuring continuity in feed production.

  • Protects farmers from shortages and price spikes
  • Increased supply chain flexibility, including bulk storage in Europe

The direct path to Omega-3

All Omega-3 in fish originates from natural marine algae, as it travels up the food chain. Veramaris delivers nature’s original source of EPA & DHA Omega-3 directly to the fish farm.

Veramaris algal oil is the richest source of EPA & DHA

There are a number of oil sources that contribute to the levels of Omega-3 EPA & DHA in aquaculture feeds. Veramaris algal oil is the richest source with 65% EPA & DHA. Other Omega-3 oils, such as fish oil and GMO seed oils, have lower potencies and contain different ratios of the essential fatty acids. Vegetable oil contains no Omega-3 EPA & DHA. Inclusion rates of each oil type in feed formulations can significantly impact the levels of EPA & DHA in the finished feed, and therefore in the salmon fillet.