• Ocean 14 Capital analysis flagged algae-based oils as a strategic route to cut aquafeed reliance on wild-caught fish.
• Aquaculture output is projected to rise 17% by 2032 versus 2022, tightening pressure on fishmeal and fish oil supply chains.
• More than 37% of global fish stocks are overfished, increasing feed price and availability risk for farmed fish producers.
• Heterotrophic fermentation algal oil costs about USD 14,500 per mt, broadly comparable to fish oil, with better economics using waste inputs.
• Algal oil can provide EPA and DHA with lower contaminant exposure, while scalable protein substitution remains unresolved; insect meal seen as nearer-term option.

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