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Tesco publishes comprehensive decapod crustacean welfare policy. Tesco, the UK’s leading retailer, has just published a comprehensive decapod crustacean welfare policy. The public commitment to ensuring high welfare throughout the entire […]
Report reveals some UK seafood companies outpacing competitors on Decapod Crustacean welfare. The Snapshot: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare shows Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Young’s Seafood are leading […]
Benchmark report will reveal UK seafood companies’ performance on decapod crustacean welfare Crustacean Compassion’s Snapshot report will for the first-time share scores achieved by 30 named companies – including major UK retailers […]
First UK industry benchmark on decapod crustacean welfare launches this month. Crustacean Compassion launches the snapshot. The First UK Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare. Following the inclusion of decapod crustaceans […]
Seafood Industry and Welfare Groups Unite as UK Signals End to Live Boiling Seafood companies trading in decapod crustaceans are facing a changing legal landscape, as the UK Government has […]
Co-op announces progressive prawn welfare policy. The UK Retailer Worked with Aquatic Life Institute in Publishing the Public Commitment. Co-op, one of the largest food retailers in the UK, has […]
Seafood industry sees significant progress in decapod welfare – but some companies risk falling behind. The latest Snapshot: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare from Crustacean Compassion, highlights a significant […]
SAGB to Hold Open Meeting on Crustacean Welfare The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has announced an open virtual meeting focused on crustacean welfare at the time of killing. […]
Hilton Foods releases progressive crustacean welfare policy. Aquatic Life Institute supported the international food manufacturer in creating the global policy. Hilton Foods, a leading international multi-protein processor, has produced their first […]
Landmark commitment for shrimp welfare from Tesco Tesco, the UK’s largest grocery and general merchandise retailer, released a landmark policy outlining welfare commitments for farmed shrimp across its value chain. […]
UK misses opportunity to become world leader on decapod welfare. Animal welfare organisation Crustacean Compassion has hit out at the UK seafood industry over their self-developed new voluntary codes of […]
New campaign highlights the scale of unnecessary suffering of decapods in the UK and urges the Government to ‘Close the Loophole’. Animal welfare organisation Crustacean Compassion is urging the public […]
New decapod welfare hub for food industry launches this week The Crustacean Industry Welfare Hub (CIWH) is launching this week to help food companies improve welfare standards for decapod crustaceans […]
Crustacean welfare. 50% of seafood companies have formal policies on crustacean welfare. Crustacean Compassion’s industry benchmark, ‘The Snapshot’ finds that decapod crustacean welfare is advancing up the business agenda – […]
Seafood industry focuses on crustacean welfare. Best practice guidance for animal welfare across the shellfish supply chain is under development. The development of best practice guidance for the handling of […]
Heat is on shellfish industry as more companies reject inhumane slaughter practices. The Snapshot 2025: Industry Benchmark on Decapod Crustacean Welfare from Crustacean Compassion, just released, reveals humane stunning and slaughter is the […]
New automated machine brings humane stunning and tailing to Nephrops at sea. In today’s nephrops (langoustine) fishery, the standard practice is to manually remove the tails from live animals shortly after […]
Women leading change in aquaculture and marine science. Follow Fish Focus’ feature on Women in the Seafood Industry, to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. Women make significant contributions to aquaculture and […]
Compassion announces new Chair to guide new expanded board. Crustacean Compassion (CC) has announced a new Chair of the board who has taken over from one of its founding members […]
Ace Aquatec unveils first in-water portable prawn stunner at SENA. Ace Aquatec expands on its current offering of welfare-focused, technology driven products with the Prawn Humane Stunner Universal – Aquaculture […]
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