Cargill
Cargill is an international corporation providing food, agricultural, industrial and financial products. The company is a major supplier of fish feed to the global aquaculture industry, mainly to salmon, tilapia and shrimp operations, and has 38 fish feed production facilities operating across 20 countries.
Number of Fisheries Used |
Number of Fisheries Well Managed |
Number of Fisheries Managed |
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Number of Fisheries Used17 |
Number of Fisheries Well Managed5 |
Number of Fisheries Managed8 |
Number of fisheries in need of improvement2 |
Profile not yet complete2 |
Fishing Methods Used in Associated Fisheries
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Summary
Cargill is committed to sustainable seafood and supports this through the production of feed for aquaculture. Responsibly sourced raw materials are a key pillar in Cargill’s approach to sustainable aquaculture. We require that marine raw materials be non- IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated), that the fish species and country of fishing area is registered, and that the fish species is not listed in the IUCN Red Data list for the current year. For our salmon feeds we require that they come from fisheries adhering to FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and we are working towards this for our other aquaculture feeds.
As well as working alongside NGOs such as the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), Cargill is an active supporter of industry initiatives such as the IFFO Marine Ingredients Organisation. We give preferential status to raw material produced according to the IFFO Responsible Supply (RS) Assured and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards and suppliers supplying “FishSource Score” data, and encourage our suppliers to work to get the certifications for their operations and fisheries.
Recognising that the sourcing of ingredients is of concern to our customers and other stakeholders, particularly so for our marine ingredients, Cargill began participating in the Ocean Disclosure Project in 2017, as part of increased supply chain transparency. We encourage our suppliers to undertake sustainable development programs on their own materials and share the results with us. Cargill traces and follows materials, ingredients and products throughout the aquaculture supply chain.
Associated Fisheries
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Production Methods |
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Species and LocationAnchovetaEngraulis ringensPeruvian Northern-CentralFishery countries:Peru |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationAnchovetaEngraulis ringensSouthern Peru/Northern ChileFishery countries:Chile, Peru |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAraucanian herringStrangomera bentinckiCentral-South ChileFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassouNE AtlanticFishery countries:Denmark, Faroe Islands, Ireland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassouNE AtlanticFishery countries:Iceland, Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationCapelinMallotus villosusBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationCapelinMallotus villosusIcelandicFishery countries:Iceland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationEuropean spratSprattus sprattusNorth SeaFishery countries:Denmark |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationGulf menhadenBrevoortia patronusGulf of MexicoFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationJapanese anchovyEngraulis japonicusJapanese PacificFishery countries:Japan |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorway PoutTrisopterus esmarkiiNorth SeaFishery countries:Denmark |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectSome product from certified fisheries |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorway PoutTrisopterus esmarkiiNorth SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesThis fishery entered into the MSC full assessment process in 2016 and was certified in February 2018. This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored. |
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Species and LocationPacific anchovetaCetengraulis mysticetusPacific PanamaFishery countries:Panama |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSandeels neiAmmodytes spp.Central Eastern North SeaFishery countries:Norway, United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSandeels neiAmmodytes spp.Central and Southern North SeaFishery countries:Denmark, Germany |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSandeels neiAmmodytes spp.Dogger Bank areaFishery countries:Denmark |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSandeels neiAmmodytes spp.Dogger Bank areaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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