SUSTAINABLE FISHING:

OUR LIVELIHOOD, YOUR HEALTH.

INCREDIBLY NUTRITIOUS PROTEIN.

OCEANS OF IT.

HOW DO WE OFFER THE CLEANEST PRODUCT ON THE MARKET?

BY MONITORING EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

SUPPLYING THE PERFECT PROTEIN REQUIRES EXPERIENCE.

WE HAVE OVER A CENTURY OF IT.

HEALTHIER SKIN. HEARTIER BONES. STRONGER HEART.

IT’S GOOD FOR PEOPLE, TOO.

THIS LITTLE FISH CAN SCHOOL AN ENTIRE PLANET

ABOUT NUTRITION.

CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE. BUT THE TOUGHEST STANDARD

WE MEET IS OUR OWN.

Our Story

For more than 100 years, Omega Protein has delivered quality ingredients that improve the nutritional integrity of food, supplements and animal feed to allow consumers and their families to live healthier lives with better nutrition.

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Traceability

We believe healthy, sustainable ingredients are essential to good health and nutrition, and sourcing quality ingredients is just the responsible thing to do. Throughout our production processes, we monitor and control every step to ensure product integrity, consistent quality, and complete traceability.

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This little fish can school an entire planet about nutrition.

Latest News

Omega Protein Supports Menhaden Quota Increase, Disappointed in Reallocation

LONG BRANCH, N.J. – November 9, 2022 – Today, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) unanimously voted to raise the coastwide quota for Atlantic
menhaden to 233,550 metric tons, an increase of 20 percent. Omega Protein supports the Commission’s decision, which is backed by the most recent and best available menhaden science.

Omega Protein Spearheads Cameron, Louisiana Relief Efforts After Former Company Home Hit Hard By Hurricane Laura

ABBEVILLE, La. – September 16, 2020 – Omega Protein is partnering with the Cameron Lions Club to raise money for Cameron Parish, Louisiana, which was devastated by Hurricane Laura at the end of August.

Omega Protein Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Reedville, Virginia

REEDVILLE, Va. — March 2, 2020 – As the final step in a multi-year process, Omega Protein has officially moved its corporate headquarters to Reedville, Virginia from Houston, Texas.

Omega Protein Statement on ASMFC Non-Compliance Referral

REEDVILLE, Va. – October 31, 2019 – As expected, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) moved forward today with a non-compliance referral for the Commonwealth of Virginia as a result of its menhaden reduction fishery surpassing a cap on harvest in the Chesapeake Bay.

Gulf Menhaden Fishery Achieves MSC Certification

October 17, 2019 — MOSS POINT, Miss. and NEW ORLEANS — Today, the Gulf menhaden fishery was certified as sustainable against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards. Now all fishmeal and fish oil produced derived from Gulf menhaden will carry the MSC’s iconic...

It’s Official: Atlantic Menhaden Fishery Achieves MSC Sustainability Certification

September 3, 2019 — REEDVILLE, Va. — Omega Protein's Atlantic menhaden fishery has now been officially certified as sustainable against Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standards. The certification comes after a final approval by an independent adjudicator, who...

Omega Shipyard Christens Southern Star; Vessel to Join Cooke Uruguay’s South American Red Crab Fishery

Monday, July 8, 2019 5:40 PM MOSS POINT, MS / ACCESSWIRE / July 8, 2019 / Today, Omega Shipyard, a subsidiary of Omega Protein, christened the F/V Southern Star, the latest ship to come out of its Moss Point, Mississippi shipyard. The newly retrofitted vessel is...

Auditors Officially Recommend MSC Certification For Atlantic Menhaden Fishery

REEDVILLE, Va. – March 6, 2019 – Today, independent certification body SAI Global officially recommended that the Atlantic menhaden purse seine fishery be certified sustainable against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fisheries standard. MSC certification...

Gulf Menhaden Population Continues to Be Healthy, According to Latest Benchmark Assessment

January 21, 2019 – ABBEVILLE, La. – The Gulf menhaden population continues to be a healthy, sustainably managed stock, according to the latest assessment released by the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC). Regulators will use the data from the...

Auditor: MSC Certification Recommended for Atlantic Menhaden Fishery

REEDVILLE, Va. – December 4, 2018 – A draft report released today by independent auditor SAI Global recommends that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certify the Atlantic menhaden fishery as sustainable. MSC is the world’s most recognized seafood certification...