# They buy fish meal and fish oil from West Africa

> Danwatch reports that marine biologists criticize Danish fishmeal and fish oil buyers for sourcing from West Africa, arguing it drives overfishing of sardinella. The companies respond that they are working on sustainable procurement.

- Date: 2019-10-25 · published 2019-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56660-they-buy-fish-meal-and-fish-oil-from-west-africa
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure on West African sardinella sourcing could constrain fishmeal supply from Morocco and Mauritania over time, a modest upward risk for fishmeal prices.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- danwatch.dk: https://danwatch.dk/en/they-buy-fish-meal-and-fish-oil-from-west-africa/

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