The University of Galway’s Aquaculture and Nutrition Research Unit (ANRU) is involved in a range of research projects addressing key challenges facing the seafood sector, from environmental sustainability and climate resilience to animal welfare and supply chain transparency.
As part of SMART4SEA, the team is contributing to the project’s work on the environmental challenges associated with the Atlantic seafood sector. In particular, researchers at the University of Galway are working to identify the sources and pathways of marine plastic pollution linked to seafood activities, while also looking at seafood losses and waste across the supply chain. The results will help identify practical opportunities for reducing environmental impacts and developing more circular approaches.
This work contributes to SMART4SEA’s broader ambition to improve transparency and sustainability across Atlantic seafood value chains. By combining environmental data, scientific research and collaboration between stakeholders, the project aims to support more informed decisions across the sector — from producers and processors to policymakers and consumers.
SMART4SEA is one of several European initiatives involving the University of Galway to explore new solutions for a more sustainable seafood sector. The wider research portfolio of the ANRU also includes projects focusing on animal welfare during seafood transport, digital transformation in aquaculture, circular aquaculture feeds and regenerative seaweed cultivation.
Read the full article on Eurofish to discover more about the University of Galway’s research and its contribution to these European initiatives.
