Dutch feed ingredients producer Corbion, a relative newcomer to the aquaculture feed sector with its algae oil product, AlgaPrime DHA, sees a huge potential for alternative sources of omega-3 given the the anticipated shortage of fish oil supplies in the future.
Ruud Peerbooms, the company's president of algae ingredients, told IntraFish if aquaculture keeps growing at its current rate, there will inevitably be a large shortage of fish oil available for use in fish feed.
Looking at fish oil demand based on the growth of the aquaculture and nutraceutical industries, there will be a need for between 20,000 to 40,000 metric tons of additional omega-3, every year, he said.
