Carbon Footprint

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT), developed by UK non-departmental public body (NDPB) Seafish, has been shortlisted as one of three finalists for the NASF 2026 Sustainability Award, which recognises the important work carried out by seafood companies and highlights the vital role sustainability plays across…

18th February 2026

UK seafood carbon emissions profiling tool shortlisted for sustainability prize

18th February 2026

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK retailer Waitrose has confirmed it will adopt the Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool (SCEPT) to help measure and reduce carbon emissions across its seafood supply chain. The move follows a recent joint webinar with public body Seafish for the…

14th October 2025

Waitrose rolls out Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool across supply chain

14th October 2025

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

A new peer-reviewed paper in Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is calling for a fundamental rethink of how ingredients are selected for aquafeeds, urging the sector to embrace circularity as a guiding principle.

23rd September 2025

New study charts path towards circular aquafeeds

23rd September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Seafish will have seven seafood industry priority areas in the year ahead, the UK non-departmental public body (NDPB) has confirmed. As part of its 2025/26 annual plan, the focus will be on: Workforce, safety, careers and…

27th May 2025

Seafish to help UK seafood progress innovation, trade and resilience

27th May 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood businesses are increasingly adopting a new tool designed to help measure and reduce their carbon footprints.

15th November 2024

Seafood industry adopts carbon profiling tool

15th November 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Many people in Scotland have voiced their support for the fishing industry amid growing pressure on fishing grounds, with a new poll commissioned by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) finding that 19…

12th June 2024

SSF: Scots overwhelmingly supportive of fishing sector

12th June 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Recognising emissions associated with the distribution of seafood are high, Palletower, a leading UK manufacturer, stockist and supplier of storage and logistics equipment, has transitioned the production of its plastic box pallets…

9th June 2024

Logistics experts reveal hidden carbon costs in seafood distribution

9th June 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scottish government sees a bright future for aquaculture, but it also recognises that it’s not all plain sailing for the industry, new Minister for Employment & Investment Tom Arthur told attendees at…

14th May 2024

Scottish aquaculture open for business

14th May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

An online tool designed to support the UK seafood sector’s response to climate change has been launched by public body Seafish. The new Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool has been designed to…

7th May 2024

New carbon emissions profiling tool for UK seafood

7th May 2024

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Ecuador’s Grupo Almar, one of the top five shrimp producers in the world, and health, nutrition and beauty company DSM-Firmenich have entered a joint multi-year commitment to measure and improve Grupo Almar’s…

8th September 2023

Shrimp producer Grupo Almar starts carbon footprint reduction project

8th September 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Aquaculture nets and ropes supplier Garware Technical Fibres has confirmed the acquisition of a 26% stake in solar energy company TP Bhaskar Renewables (TPBRL) as part of its roadmap to becoming carbon neutral.

8th September 2023

Net supplier buys into solar energy firm

8th September 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Small-scale, low-impact salmon farmer Loch Duart has confirmed it has switched its feed to BioMar’s new Blue Impact diet that the aquafeed producer launched last year. The northwest Scotland company is the…

2nd June 2023

Scottish farmer first with BioMar’s latest feed

2nd June 2023

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

New ropes made from biomaterials have been developed by Spain’s AZTI science and technology centre with the potential to replace conventional plastics of fossil origin in mussel and algae cultivation.

12th May 2023

ATZI develops ‘bio’ aquaculture ropes

12th May 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Solidus Solutions’ CCO Simon Roda predicts key packaging trends for the seafood industry in 2023.

1st March 2023

Ahead of the pack

1st March 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

There are many potential paths to achieve the EU’s ambition of reducing the fishing sector’s contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030 and of becoming climate neutral by 2050,…

3rd February 2023

‘Decarbon EU fleet quicker’

3rd February 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

The Netherlands-based insect ingredient manufacturer Protix has released comparative sustainability figures for its products following a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) conducted by the Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik (DIL eV). 

15th November 2022

Protix measures footprint

15th November 2022

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

With feed emissions representing up to 80% of aquaculture’s greenhouse gas emissions, global aquafeed company Skretting says it’s critical that feed companies and the wider aquaculture value chain prioritise the reduction of…

18th August 2022

Skretting elevates reporting

18th August 2022