Estimates of the principal species of industrial fish consumed as fishmeal in the EU, based on the composition of the raw material manufactured into fishmeal in each producing country and the volumes of these materials consumed in EU-15, indicate that the main raw materials are anchovy (33%), followed by trimmings (14%), blue whiting (13%), capelin and sand eel (11% each), sprat (7%) and jack mackerel, herring and others (4% each).
Estimates of the principal species of industrial fish consumed as fishmeal in the EU, based on the composition of the raw material manufactured into fishmeal in each producing country and the volumes of these materials consumed in EU-15, indicate that the main raw materials are anchovy (33%), followed by trimmings (14%), blue whiting (13%), capelin and sand eel (11% each), sprat (7%) and jack mackerel, herring and others (4% each).