Supply Chain
Aquatic Life Institute (ALI) actively works at various stages of the global seafood supply chain, improving animal welfare standards throughout the entire system. We are progressively broadening our impact along the seafood supply chain, systematically addressing and bridging animal welfare gaps at every stage of production and supply.
The corporate campaign, launched in 2023, is a focal point of ALI's supply chain work. Through this campaign, we identify and connect with corporations who are likely to take action on aquatic animal welfare. Acting as a "solutions broker", we help them improve welfare standards, craft public commitments, and set measurable targets. Ultimately, corporations will implement new welfare policies and monitor their supply chain regularly, leading to consumers purchasing higher welfare aquatic animal products.
We are very proud of our supply chains and the leading standards they uphold. We are constantly striving to improve the welfare of all the fish and shellfish we source, not just the farmed ones! There is much to do, and we value our partnerships and collaborations with innovation partners like Aquatic Life Institute to tackle the status quo and address some of the real challenges faced by fishermen and farmers around the world. There is nothing more important to us than animal welfare, so we intend to leave no 'shell' unturned!
- Linda Wood, Aquaculture and Fisheries Manager, Marks and Spencer
Highlights
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Aquatic Life Institute collaborated with progressive seafood company, Blueyou, to develop and implement the first animal welfare policy for a sustainable seafood portfolio brand globally.
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Two major companies, Tesco and Hilton Foods, published comprehensive crustacean welfare policies with the support of Aquatic Life Institute.
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Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have taken positive steps in advancing crustacean welfare, aligning with our recommendations for their policy language. Among these positive steps is their firm stance against prawn eyestalk ablation.
