We are contacting you regarding our ongoing investigation into aquaculture and the global fishmeal and fish oil industry, which has uncovered an array of industry-wide environmental and human rights concerns. These concerns date from between 2018 and the present, and they pertain to events or conditions on land or at sea.
Our investigation has found that among the fish species processed by Omega Fishmeal And Oil Private Limited are Indian oil sardine and mackerel from the state managed water of Goa and Maharashtra, according to Marin Trust certification documents from 2025. Indian oil sardin…
Thank you for your email and for sharing your concerns.
We are not subject-matter experts in marine biology or fisheries science, and therefore not best positioned to comment on ecological classifications. However, we would like to clarify that the reference you cited—Sathianandan et al., ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2021—is dated. Since then, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has published updated assessments indicating that the biomass of Indian oil sardine and mackerel has increased significantly between 2022 and 2024, with catch compositions reflecting sustainable…