September 29, 2025 — The global aquaculture sector is heading toward a critical feed supply shortage, with shortages of fishmeal projected as early as 2028 and fish oil scarcity expected to intensify throughout the decade, according to a new RaboResearch report from Rabobank.
Compiled by RaboResearch Seafood Analyst Novel Sharma, the study, titled “Hooked on scarcity: Navigating aquafeed nutrition amid looming marine ingredients shortages,” warns that rising demand for high-value aquaculture species, coupled with stagnant marine ingredient supplies and climate-driven volatility, could destabilize one of the world’s fastest-growing food sectors.