Seafish is looking for businesses to take part in user trials of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profiling tool that can help identify energy ‘hotspots’ in the seafood product supply chain.
Developed with partners SINTEF and Dalhousie University, the tool could help business make energy savings to reduce emissions, time and money.
“The issue of food miles is something that some people still question and it is important that businesses in the seafood industry can confidently tell the story of the journey from catching the fish to getting it to the plate,” said Angus Garrett from Seafish, who has been involved in the development of the prototype.
“The profiling tool aims to support the industry by allowing them to identify energy weaknesses in the supply chain and build their own narrative of the product life cycle.”
“However, it is still a work in progress and we are keen to work with the industry to test the process and methodology so we can make any necessary improvements to the final tool and we welcome interested businesses to get in touch,” he added.
At this stage, the tool is focused on profiling seafood products from wild capture fisheries, either produced in or destined for the UK.
It covers whitefish, pelagic, salmon and shellfish.
It uses a set of questions that follow the Pas2050-2 standard for GHG emissions in seafood and other aquatic products so ‘hotspots’ can be identified and action can be taken.
Organisations interested in taking part in the three month trials should email angus.garrett@seafish.org.uk
