Sustainability

Sustainable aquaculture
EWOS takes an active role in securing a sustainable future for salmon farming and aquaculture in general. Our investment in R&D has yielded the following benefits over time:
 
• Investment in research has enabled EWOS to reduce the proportion of marine ingredients in its feed from typical levels of 75% or more in the early 1980’s to less than 25% today in certain feeds.
• Significant progress has been made and fishmeal can now be reduced in some commercial diets to close to 15% of the diet.
• A key target of EWOS’s research is to find dietary formulas which allow the industry to become independent of marine raw materials.
• EWOS has pursued detailed carbon and ecological footprint studies aimed at further understanding the impact of choices in the type of raw materials and distribution methods used for different feed types.
• The salmon aquafeed sector has a strong track record in continuously improving its position with regard to food safety, food security and sustainability and EWOS is committed to continue in this regard through constructive stakeholder dialogue and active investment in researching the area of fish nutrition.
 
New sustainable innovations in products and customer service will continue to be at the heart of EWOS’s business in future.