Before salmon farmers and other aquaculture farmers started using fish oil in their feeds, the fish oil was used for technical purposes.
One of the ingredients in salmon feed is fish oil. Fish oil is a by-product from the production of fishmeal. The oil is squeezed out of the fish to produce meal.
With the rise in aquaculture, the use of fish oil has changed from industrial purposes to the production of seafood, rich on protein and omega-3, like salmon. Historically, fish oil has been used for hardening of margarine (thereby destroying all the healthy omega-3 fatty acids), fuel and other technical purposes, like paint.
We believe it is better to use this important resource for food production.