SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
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At each meal, the following factors need<br />
to be considered:<br />
• Pellet size<br />
• Environmental conditions, such as<br />
temperature<br />
• Distribution of feed and feeding<br />
control depth<br />
• Delivery rate<br />
• Meal lengths and scheduling<br />
• Presence of predators including birds<br />
and seals<br />
• Observations of fish behaviour and<br />
recent history, and<br />
• Feed intake and growth.<br />
ASC Compliant Salmon Feed<br />
Tassal’s ASC certification for all<br />
farm sites does not only include the<br />
direct impacts of Salmon farming.<br />
The certification also requires us to<br />
be compliant with the ASC Salmon<br />
standard throughout our supply chain,<br />
including downstream impacts such as<br />
sourcing of fish feed.<br />
Salmon feed is made up of protein and<br />
fat (from marine, land and vegetable<br />
sources), some carbohydrate (from<br />
vegetable sources), vitamins and<br />
minerals and astaxanthin. All of<br />
the resources that go into making<br />
these feeds must be sourced in an<br />
environmentally and socially responsible<br />
manner.<br />
There are several key ASC criteria that<br />
relate to the traceability and responsible<br />
sourcing of ingredients that our feed<br />
supplier, Skretting, must comply with for<br />
us to obtain and be successful in our<br />
continued certification.<br />
Skretting has established a Supplier<br />
Code of Conduct that outlines the<br />
minimum criteria expected from their<br />
suppliers regarding general sourcing<br />
requirements: legal compliance, human<br />
rights, labour practices, fair operating<br />
practices, environment, supply chain<br />
responsibility and other related<br />
requirements (see: http://www.nutreco.<br />
com/en/sustainability/detailpagina-16/).<br />
Specific supplements in the Code of<br />
Conduct are related to agricultural<br />
and marine products. Skretting only<br />
approves and accepts the use of raw<br />
materials from suppliers that have<br />
agreed to the Code of Conduct.<br />
Marine Ingredients<br />
There is concern within society that<br />
the extraction of fish from the oceans<br />
for fishmeal and oil production may be<br />
detrimental to the marine ecosystem<br />
and put the long-term viability for stocks<br />
of certain marine small pelagic species<br />
at risk.<br />
Skretting’s minimum criteria expected<br />
from suppliers with regards to the<br />
sustainable sourcing of marine<br />
ingredients and the responsible<br />
management of the fisheries where<br />
ingredients originate are:<br />
• Traceability systems to verify species<br />
and country and origin<br />
• Species are not classified as<br />
endangered or critically endangered<br />
on the IUCN Red List. Species that<br />
are listed as vulnerable are not<br />
eligible for use as a trimmings<br />
product, unless it is from a<br />
sub-population that is assessed to be<br />
responsibly managed<br />
• Marine ingredients must not be from<br />
illegal, unreported and unregulated<br />
(IUU) fishing activity<br />
• Compliance with the fishery<br />
management principles of the FAO<br />
Code of Conduct for Responsible<br />
Fisheries, and<br />
• Encouraging suppliers to obtain<br />
recognised third-party certification,<br />
such as the International Fishmeal<br />
and Fish Oil Code of Responsible<br />
Supply (IFFO RS) or Marine<br />
Stewardship Council (MSC).<br />
Where possible Skretting purchases<br />
fishmeal and fish oil that are certified by<br />
IFFO RS or MSC.<br />
100%<br />
80%<br />
60%<br />
40%<br />
20%<br />
0%<br />
Raw materials in Tassal Salmon Feed<br />
FY12/13 FY13/14 FY14/15<br />
Land animal ingredients<br />
Vegetable ingredients<br />
Fish oil<br />
Fish meal (all sources)<br />
Tassal Sustainability Report <strong>2015</strong> 39
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