With Peru's anchovy fishery opening its 2026 season with its lowest quota in a decade, Matts Johansen argues that aquaculture's growing appetite for omega-3s, not just El Niño, is what should actually be keeping supplement brands up at night.
Formulators are moving toward botanicals like ashwagandha, bacopa, saffron, and PEA that target the stress, cortisol, and nervous-system pathways behind restless nights.
The ingredient group says supervised, multi-farm growing supports traceability and standardized quality for the botanical behind several of its branded ingredients.