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Leroy salmon info CONTINUED
LSG is focused on that we shall operate a sustainable activity, this also involves the feed
raw materials we use. LSG has a comprehensive criteria specification that must be met
by our feed suppliers in regard to the origin and sustainability of the raw materials. LSG
is Global Gap certified; which also makes demands of contributing factors such as feed.
The marine raw materials we use shall only originate from regulated fisheries and we
shall not use fishmeal or oil produced in competition with direct human consumption.
Fish in – Fish out
There is intense focus among NGO’s and a number of our customers on “fish in - fish
out” (FIFO), i.e. how much wild fish does it take to produce a kilo of salmon. There are
many ways to do the sums and many figures are batted about. The result is dependent
among other things on the fat content of the wild fish which meal and oil are produced
from (can vary from 3-12%), how much marine protein and oil are in the feed, how
high a feed factor we have (kg feed used per kg growth) etc.
The industry is, in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), on the way to
reaching agreement on how FIFO should be calculated (SalmonAquaculture Dialogue). A
typical Lerøy salmon will in accordance with this method have a FIFO for marine protein
equal to ca. 0.5, or for every kg of marine protein we give the salmon we get 2 kg in
return – accordingly a net producer of marine protein. FIFO for marine oil is ca. 2, or for
every kg of fish oil we give the salmon we get 0.5 kg in return. This is
mainly due to the considerable difference in the fat level between the
wild fish we produce oil from and the salmon. We can achieve a lower
level through increased use of vegetable oils but then the level of
EPA/DHA in the fish would be reduced.
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