Posts Tagged ‘Sustainability’
Campaigners question ‘sustainable salmon’ claims
Two campaign groups are calling on the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority to take action over the industry body Salmon Scotland’s use of the word “sustainable”. The two organisations, WildFish and Coastal Communities Network Scotland (CCN), say they have submitted a detailed dossier and complaint to the CMA. The complaint details the extensive use of…
Read MoreProducer’s switch from air freight slashed carbon emissions
Faroese salmon farmer Hiddenfjord says it has cut 200,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions since it decided to stop exporting salmon by air. The family-owned company has just celebrated the first anniversary since declaring it was moving exclusively to sea transport. On October 10 last year, Hiddenfjord stopped using all air freight, making the company the…
Read MoreInnovation award for SAMS spin-out
A new company that aims to use marine worms to clean up waste from fish farms has won a prestigious national business competition. N-ovatio-N™ CEO Dr Georgina Robinson, received the Converge Challenge prize at the Converge Awards ceremony in Glasgow earlier this month. The Converge Challenge prize was the premier award presented on the night…
Read MoreBalancing chemistry and technology
Alumichem is proud to collaborate closely with the aquaculture industry, where wastewater treatment plays a pivotal role in ensuring both sustainability and success. The company’s experience in water treatment has illuminated the significance of harmonising chemistry and technology in this process. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) offer exceptional potential for high-quality seafood production with minimal environmental…
Read MoreSecond hybrid barge helps Cooke Aquaculture to reduce its carbon footprint
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has deployed a second hybrid feed barge, which the company says will reduce carbon emissions and noise at its Vestness site in Westray, Orkney. Following successful results from installing its first hybrid system at its Mill Bay site in Stronsay, Orkney in 2022, Cooke Scotland has continued to make great strides in…
Read MoreAker BioMarine launches circular economy offering
Biotech innovator and Antarctic krill-harvesting company Aker BioMarine has made a bid to enter the “circular economy” with the launch of a spinoff business specialising in recycling plastic and and waste production residues. AION – Greek for “eternity” – will focus first on finding ways to recycle Aker’s own plastic waste, then on working with…
Read MoreFriend of the Sea standards set for rewrite
The international certification programme, Friend of the Sea, is consulting on revised standards for sustainable aquaculture. Friend of the Sea is a project of the World Sustainability Organisation. Its standards were established to ensure that consumers are able to choose products from sustainable sources that value fish welfare and the marine environment. Certified producers are…
Read MoreGreen bonds can solve feed dilemma, report says
Green (or blue) finance could help fish farmers make the transition from fish-based feed to more sustainable alternatives, according to a report from not-for-profit think tank Planet Tracker. Feed represents the aquaculture sector’s biggest operational cost, and it is also one of the sector’s most pressing sustainability issues, with concerns that the traditional sources of…
Read MoreSustainability at the heart of SSPO vision
Scotland’s salmon farmers have unveiled an ambitious vision statement, placing sustainability at the heart of the industry’s future. The document, A Better Future For Us All, commits the industry to achieving net zero greenhouse gases (GHG) before 2045; to becoming 100 per cent reliable on renewable energy; and to working towards 100 per cent biodegradable/recyclable…
Read MoreYoung\’s packaging hits green target
Young’s Seafood has met all its 2020 targets for packaging reduction ahead of its end of year deadline. The company is celebrating a major milestone in reducing its environmental impact and promoting sustainable business practices. In 2018 Grimsby-based Young’s committed to significant cuts in its use of paper packaging and reducing plastic packaging by 10…
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