The parent of Canadian salmon producer, Cooke Aquaculture, has finalized the acquisition of US fishmeal and fishoil producer, Omega Protein Corporation.
US firm, Omega Protein, has achieved recertification from the NGO, Friend of the Sea (FOS), for sustainable fish meal and fish oil derived from Gulf menhaden caught in the Gulf of Mexico.
The animal nutrition business of US fish meal and oil supplier, Omega Protein Corporation, had another spectacular quarter that benefitted from the strong 2013 fish catch, says an analyst.
Omega Protein Corporation has continued its push to become a more stable, diversified company focused increasingly on human nutrition by forming an entire division devoted to the sector called Nutegrity. The new division, which debuts at the Supply Side...
Continuing its move toward human nutrition markets has helped Omega Protein deal with a fluctuating supply situation which has seen a lower than average fish catch this year.
