The Ocean Opportunity

Did you know?

Around 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, yet only about 5% of our food comes from the ocean. This highlights the potential role of responsibly managed aquaculture in future food systems.

The oceans are central to food production, climate and biodiversity. As demand for nutritious protein grows and pressure on land-based resources increases, aquaculture can contribute to future food systems when it is developed and managed responsibly.

Bakkafrost operates in the Faroe Islands and Scotland, where salmon is farmed in marine environments. Our approach focuses on fish health, responsible farming, resource use and continual improvement, supported by data, standards and certification.

The Global Footprint Network currently estimates that humanity’s ecological footprint is equivalent to using 1.7 Earths. This is a global measure of humanity’s demand on nature compared with the Earth’s capacity to regenerate resources. It is not a measurement of salmon farming or Bakkafrost’s operations.

Our objective is to contribute to responsible aquaculture while continuing to measure and improve the environmental performance of our operations.

Sources

Global Salmon Initiative: Climate Action and the role of aquaculture

Global Footprint Network: Ecological Footprint data and methodology