Ocean Nutrition Canada
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Ocean Nutrition Canada a subsidiary of Clearwater Fine Foods
, the world’s largest Omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid
(EPA) docosahexaenoic acid
(DHA)solutions provider, has a pioneering approach to wellness through innovation. Headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
, ONC has created the leading Research & Development platform in the industry and operates the largest privately-owned marine research and development facility in North America
.
ONC provides its customers in the dietary supplement
, food ingredient and pharmaceutical sectors with a competitive advantage in the rapidly growing Omega-3 EPA/DHA market through its MEG-3® branded line of products created with ONC’s proprietary technology. MEG-3® products meet or exceed global quality standards. To date, MEG-3® has been included in more than 100 billion servings of food and supplement products worldwide.
Ocean Nutrition Canada operates three facilities:
The company specializes in the microencapsulation of fish oil, and markets this ingredient as Meg-3.
ONC started with an interest in helping people become healthier by bringing the ocean's rich, nutritional resources to consumers around the world
.
Beginning with four employees in 1997, ONC has seen tremendous growth and now has over 300 employees worldwide . ONC is the world's leader in Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients from fish oil for customers across North America, Asia
, Europe
and Australia
. Our MEG-3® ingredient is used in multi-national brand name products including supplements, baby food, breads, milk, yogurt, juice, spreads and nutritional snacks.
The company was founded on science
, researching and developing only products supported by strong scientific evidence
. Today ONC operates the largest privately owned marine research and development facility in North America - with 14 PhDs and over 30 researchers on staff.
ONC's goal is to help its clients meet the growing consumer demand for healthier, more nutritious products. As the world's foremost producer of Omega-3 EPA/DHA from fish oil, ONC continues to set global standards for product purity, quality, reliability, innovation, and service
The fish oil
ONC uses is a byproduct of the fish meal industry from the anchovy
and sardine
fishery in Peru
. These are the ocean's smallest, cleanest fish and they are very rich in Omega-3 EPA/DHA.
The fishery is based in the Peruvian upwelling region, where the cold Antarctic
waters meet the steep continental shelf off South America
's west coast. It's one of the purest, richest marine environments in the world.
The Peruvian fishery is highly regulated and protected to ensure bio-diversity and sustainability
. In fact, the region has maintained a consistent fish population for more than 30 years. ONC has worked closely with the Association of Peruvian Anchovy Producers to discuss and support opportunities for the fisheries to obtain Marine Stewardship Council
(MSC) certification - which promotes responsible and sustainable fishing practices. The producers are now actively pursuing certification and ONC is committed to providing on-going support for this initiative.
John Risley
John Risley, OC is a Canadian businessman with major financial interests in fisheries, food supplements, and communications. Based in Chester, Nova Scotia, he is one of the 100 richest people in Canada. His wealth in 2009 was estimated to be $830 million.-Early life and career:He was born in...
, the world’s largest Omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid
Eicosapentaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5. It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid...
(EPA) docosahexaenoic acid
Docosahexaenoic acid
Docosahexaenoic acid is an omega-3 fatty acid that is a primary structural component of the human brain and retina. In chemical structure, DHA is a carboxylic acid with a 22-carbon chain and six cis double bonds; the first double bond is located at the third carbon from the omega end...
(DHA)solutions provider, has a pioneering approach to wellness through innovation. Headquartered in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, ONC has created the leading Research & Development platform in the industry and operates the largest privately-owned marine research and development facility in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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ONC provides its customers in the dietary supplement
Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement, also known as food supplement or nutritional supplement, is a preparation intended to supplement the diet and provide nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, fatty acids, or amino acids, that may be missing or may not be consumed in sufficient quantities in a person's diet...
, food ingredient and pharmaceutical sectors with a competitive advantage in the rapidly growing Omega-3 EPA/DHA market through its MEG-3® branded line of products created with ONC’s proprietary technology. MEG-3® products meet or exceed global quality standards. To date, MEG-3® has been included in more than 100 billion servings of food and supplement products worldwide.
Ocean Nutrition Canada operates three facilities:
- A research and development facility as well as a microencapsulation plant in Dartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
. - An oil processing and refinement plant in Mulgrave, Nova ScotiaMulgrave, Nova ScotiaMulgrave is a small town on the Strait of Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada; immediately across from the town of Port Hawkesbury. As of 2006 the population was 879....
. - An oil processing and microencapsulation plant at Arcadia, WisconsinArcadia, WisconsinArcadia is a city in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, along the Trempealeau River. The population was 2,925 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city in Trempealeau county.-History:...
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The company specializes in the microencapsulation of fish oil, and markets this ingredient as Meg-3.
History
ONC started with an interest in helping people become healthier by bringing the ocean's rich, nutritional resources to consumers around the world
World
World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth....
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Beginning with four employees in 1997, ONC has seen tremendous growth and now has over 300 employees worldwide . ONC is the world's leader in Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients from fish oil for customers across North America, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Our MEG-3® ingredient is used in multi-national brand name products including supplements, baby food, breads, milk, yogurt, juice, spreads and nutritional snacks.
The company was founded on science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, researching and developing only products supported by strong scientific evidence
Scientific evidence
Scientific evidence has no universally accepted definition but generally refers to evidence which serves to either support or counter a scientific theory or hypothesis. Such evidence is generally expected to be empirical and properly documented in accordance with scientific method such as is...
. Today ONC operates the largest privately owned marine research and development facility in North America - with 14 PhDs and over 30 researchers on staff.
ONC's goal is to help its clients meet the growing consumer demand for healthier, more nutritious products. As the world's foremost producer of Omega-3 EPA/DHA from fish oil, ONC continues to set global standards for product purity, quality, reliability, innovation, and service
Fisheries Sustainability
The fish oil
Fish oil
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid , and docosahexaenoic acid , precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation throughout the body, and are thought to have many health benefits.Fish do not...
ONC uses is a byproduct of the fish meal industry from the anchovy
Anchovy
Anchovies are a family of small, common salt-water forage fish. There are 144 species in 17 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as an oily fish.-Description:...
and sardine
Sardine
Sardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
fishery in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. These are the ocean's smallest, cleanest fish and they are very rich in Omega-3 EPA/DHA.
The fishery is based in the Peruvian upwelling region, where the cold Antarctic
Antarctic
The Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
waters meet the steep continental shelf off South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
's west coast. It's one of the purest, richest marine environments in the world.
The Peruvian fishery is highly regulated and protected to ensure bio-diversity and sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of union, an interdependent relationship and mutual responsible position with all living and non...
. In fact, the region has maintained a consistent fish population for more than 30 years. ONC has worked closely with the Association of Peruvian Anchovy Producers to discuss and support opportunities for the fisheries to obtain Marine Stewardship Council
Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council is an independent non-profit organization with an ecolabel and fishery certification programme. Fisheries that are assessed and meet the standard can use the MSC blue ecolabel. The MSC mission is to 'reward sustainable fishing practices’...
(MSC) certification - which promotes responsible and sustainable fishing practices. The producers are now actively pursuing certification and ONC is committed to providing on-going support for this initiative.