The Global Organization for EPA and DHA (GOED) has warned that the omega-3 sector faces an impending supply crisis as global demand booms for food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical products. It is expected that the already maxed- out fish stocks are going to struggle to meet omega-3 oil demand forecast at 7-8% annual growth by market analysis completed by Frost & Sullivan. Since the main fisheries in Morocco and Peru are near capacity, the question has to be asked: where is the omega-3 going to come from if it keeps growing at its forecast? There may be a strong place in the industry for algal oils but it is unknown whether they can deliver the high dose EPA oils that are increasingly being demanded by the pharmaceutical sector.
