Seafish launches campaign on climate change impacts for seafood Seafood businesses encouraged to find out how climate change will affect them ahead of UN Climate Change Conference next month
S
eafish, the public body that supports the seafood
bring together news on research and reports, consultation,
industry in the UK, is urging seafood businesses
funding opportunities and events.
across the country to get up to speed on the
Aoife Martin, Director of Operations at Seafish said:
impacts of climate change.
“Climate change is now recognised as one of the major
In a campaign launched today, Seafish is highlighting the
challenges facing humanity. The impacts will affect us all
importance of both mitigation, reducing our contributions
and the seafood sector and individual businesses must
to climate change; and adaptation, preparing for and
respond. We launched a campaign on the implications
responding to the impacts of a changing climate. A suite
for the seafood supply chain ahead of the United Nations
of resources have been created to highlight the challenges
Climate Change Conference (COP26) took place in Glasgow
and opportunities that these factors bring.
last in November. Witnessing global discussions on climate
A short campaign hero film gives an overview of how climate change will impact the seafood industry:
change in our backyard reminds us of the significant challenges we all face.
The film is supported by case studies of businesses across
“We already know that Seafood has a lower carbon
the seafood supply chain recognising and responding to
emissions profile than other sources of protein and that
issues. There are also blogs with more information on
eating the recommended two portions of seafood a week
climate change adaptation and mitigation and links to
can be part of a climate kind flexitarian diet. However,
tools and further resources.
businesses still need to work to meet Government targets
Seafish is also launching a new e-alert that businesses
for net-zero emissions within the next 30 years. They also
can sign up for to receive climate change updates relevant
need to adapt to the impacts that a changing climate will
to the seafood industry. Quarterly email newsletters will
bring to their businesses on land and at sea. Some of these
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