European salmon producers turn to chicken byproducts for fish feed

The Financial Times reports Lerøy now uses chicken byproducts at all its offshore salmon farms, while Grieg has introduced chicken meal and oil. People familiar with the matter told the FT that Mowi plans to introduce poultry-based feed at farms in Norway and Scotland. Fishmeal prices have almost doubled in two years; supermarkets had previously resisted salmon fed livestock byproducts over fears of a consumer backlash.