Campaign calls on Norwegian government to ban fish oil sourced from Africa, limit salmon-farming growth

A group of non-governmental organizations, including Oceana and Greenpeace, are calling on the Norwegian government to ban imports of African fishmeal.In a 2 July letter sent to Norwegian government officials, including Norway Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, the letter requests the government more stringently regulate the country’s salmon-farming industry. Specifically, the NGOs are requesting the industry be limited in its growth so it “remains within planetary boundaries,” adhere to full disclosure of suppliers from source fisheries through aquafeed suppliers, and institute an “immediate ban on the sourcing of fish oil from food-insecure regions, including Northwest Africa.”“We are writing to urge the Norwegian government to take rapid action to regulate Norway’s salmon-farming industry in light of new findings highlighting its huge and growing appetite for wild-caught fish from food-insecure countries in the Global South,” the letter said. The 39 organizations signing the ...