Omega Protein Corporation
Omega Protein develops, produces, and delivers vital nutritional ingredients throughout the world to three primary industries— human nutrition, animal nutrition, and plant nutrition. Founded in 1913 as a commercial fishing operation, Omega Protein’s legacy business allowed the Company to become one of the world’s leading producers of fish oil and the largest manufacture of fish meal in the United States. The Company’s marine ingredients are sourced from menhaden, an Omega-3 rich fish harvested in the federally-regulated waters along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Every step of the production process is controlled by our marine operations team—from company-owned fishing vessels, to manufacturing facilities, to concentration—Omega Protein ensures product integrity, consistent quality and complete traceability. Now, nearly a century later, Omega Protein offers an extensive range of food and supplement ingredients to help people lead healthier lives. At Omega Protein, we strive to be a respected leader in every market we serve by providing customers with premium, sustainable products.www.omegaprotein.com
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Oct 13, 2026
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
Virginia gets 75% of the coast-wide quota, and through the...
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
Virginia's own kind of quota mechanism, basically one company, this one reduction company called Omega Protein, they get about 70% of the coast-wide quota.
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
So they're able to...
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
They have, um, a company called Ocean Harvesters.
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
They harvest about 70% of all the menhaden that are available to be caught in the Atlantic, and then they process them and reduce them down into fish meal and fish oil at Omega Protein's facility in Virginia.
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
And so as you might imagine, if three-quarters of this coast-wide quota is coming from one state, one small area within the Virginia waters of the Chesapeake Bay, in Virginia state waters, you might see some issues [chuckles] after decades and decades of this insane industrial harvest in this super ecologically important area on the coast.
Jacqueline LounisGUEST
And so right now, on the Atlantic at least, their...
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Jacqueline LounisGUEST
They're becoming more and more important for recreational and commercial bait fisheries in New England, and they're less available in the mid-Atlantic.