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DUPONT & AquaChile partnership; Yeast-based salmon feed breakthrough; US market testing
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DuPont and Santiago-listed AquaChile (one of the world’s top salmon farming firms) revealed Tuesday (July 19th) a partnership (initiated in 2007) joining “the collective innovation and aquaculture expertise of the two companies to sustainably raise fish and provide nutritious protein for a growing population.” One such innovation is an Omega 3-rich yeast, developed by DuPont after more than 7 years of R&D, designed to replace the fish oil in the salmon feed; thus greatly reducing the need for wild-capture fish ingredients in fish feed (one of the top sustainability concerns re. carnivorous fish/salmon farming). Currently, about 4 kg of fish are used to produce the fish oil needed to raise 1kg of farmed salmon. The new diet requires only 1 kg of wild fish per kg of farmed salmon – i.e. 75% fewer fish - while maintaining the levels of Omega-3s required for the salmon to be healthy and nutritious. The first salmon fed & raised with this new diet from AquaChile’s Patagonia farms will be introduced to limited customers through market testing in the USA this coming September. “DuPont is committed to the evolution of aquaculture. We believe our biotechnology capabilities can accelerate the transformation of this market with more environmentally friendly solutions,” said DuPont BioMaterials Vice President John P. Ranieri. “Our partnership with AquaChile has created innovations that set new standards for the sustainable farming of salmon and we are committed to finding new solutions that will revolutionize the industry itself.” AquaChile CEO Alfonso Marquez de la Plata added: “Our business model is about continuously working to improve our farming methods, therefore raising the healthiest salmon possible while lessening our impact on the ocean’s resources [...] We strive to raise this new generation of salmon in a way that offers our customers a more consciously farmed fish that will meet their highest standards of taste and quality.” More details
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