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Thai Union appoints new sustainability boss

Thai Union appoints new sustainability boss

Seafood giant Thai Union Group has appointed Adam Brennan as group sustainability director following the departure of former sustainability boss Darian McBain.

Is farmed salmon more sustainable than meat?

Is farmed salmon more sustainable than meat?

Faazi Adam is research and engagement manager at FAIRR, an investor network looking at environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in the global food sector. Here she takes a look at salmon farming’s sustainability, coinciding with the publication today of Coller FAIRR’s ESG Risks and Opportunities in Aquaculture Special Report, available here.

Irish organic aquaculture in the European spotlight

Irish organic aquaculture in the European spotlight

The sustainable practices of the Irish aquaculture industry will form the focus of a documentary being broadcast later this month by France-based Euronews, a pan-European pay television news network.

SSPO creates new role to raise standards

SSPO creates new role to raise standards

The Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation (SSPO) has made a second new appointment this week, with Richard Beckett joining the sustainability team as head of standards.

UK factory closures dent Skretting sustainability performance

UK factory closures dent Skretting sustainability performance

The percentage of deforestation-free soy used by feed manufacturer Skretting fell last year because of the company’s closure of its UK factories at Invergordon and Preston, the company has revealed.

Seafood consumers show appetite for sustainability

Seafood consumers show appetite for sustainability

A recent study carried out for certification body the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) confirms that consumers in northern hemisphere countries are interested in knowing if fish and shellfish come from sustainable sources.

Cooke ticks sustainability box with MSC fish for Scottish feed plant

Cooke ticks sustainability box with MSC fish for Scottish feed plant

Fish from two recently accredited fisheries are to be used at a Scottish feed plant now owned by Cooke Aquaculture, enhancing the Scottish salmon industry’s sustainability credentials.

‘Transparent’ Mowi ranked high on sustainability table

‘Transparent’ Mowi ranked high on sustainability table

The world’s biggest salmon farmer, Mowi, has been ranked highly in a sustainability league table of the world’s 30 most influential companies in the seafood industry.

Skretting sticks with ‘selective’ forage fish use

Skretting sticks with ‘selective’ forage fish use

Feed manufacturer Skretting has voiced its support for the continued use of marine ingredients as well as alternative sources.

BioMar launches smartphone sustainability check for feed

BioMar launches smartphone sustainability check for feed

BioMar has launched a transparency tool that enables consumers to use their smartphones to check on the sustainability of the feed given to the salmon they’re buying.

Cargill marine content of feed reduced in 2018

Cargill marine content of feed reduced in 2018

Aquaculture feed manufacturer Cargill reduced the amount of marine ingredients in the salmon feeds it sold in 2018 to 27.6% compared to 30.7% in 2017.

Cermaq Canada antibiotic use up, survival down

Cermaq Canada antibiotic use up, survival down

Salmon farmer Cermaq Canada used more antibiotics and in-feed sea lice treatment in the third quarter of 2018 than in the same period the year before.

Chilean salmon farmers cut mortality to 4.2%

Chilean salmon farmers cut mortality to 4.2%

Salmon farmers belonging to industry association SalmonChile reduced mortality by 44% in 2017, the organisation revealed in a sustainability report.

High and lows in Cermaq sustainability report

High and lows in Cermaq sustainability report

Salmon and trout producer Cermaq’s newly released sustainability report for 2016 shows it has tripled the number of ASC certified fish farming sites from six to 18 during the 12-month period.