Akaroa is first king salmon producer to adopt BioMar’s Blue Impact feed

The new approach, BioMar said, significantly reduces the impact on wild fish stocks while utilising clean, sustainable sources of Omega-3 to produce the healthiest fish possible.

As an early adopter of this technology, Akaroa Salmon trialled the algal oil, achieving outstanding results with their salmon that led to them winning the Seafood NZ "Future Adaptation" award in 2023. Building on this success, the company’s partnership with BioMar now includes using novel ingredients like insect meal and fish trimmings sourced from pelagic fish in their feed.

This initiative will see Akaroa King Salmon become a net- positive fish producer, committed to lowering its carbon footprint while incorporating regenerative and circular feed ingredients.

Akaroa King Salmon is a 100% New Zealand owned partnership that includes Ngāti Porou, Ōnuku Runanga – the indigenous “mana moana” (or guardians) of Akaroa Harbour - and the founding Bates Family. The company says its operations are based on a “whakawhanaungatanga” (relationship) based around intergenerational sustainability, aiming to provide local employment and healthy seafood for today and future generations.