Aquaculture Welfare

Farmed Salmon Welfare Benchmarking Advanced

Advanced salmon welfare benchmarking uses validated indicators, sector-wide data, and public reporting to drive continuous improvement across the industry.

Key Facts

Sector-wide benchmarking enables identification of best practices from top-performing farms
Peer comparison creates competitive incentive for welfare improvement beyond minimum standards
Annual benchmarking reports published by industry organisations enable progress tracking
Retailer-imposed benchmarking requirements create supply chain incentives for performance
Academic analysis of benchmarking data advances welfare science and indicator validation

Welfare Considerations

Advanced welfare benchmarking transforms the salmon industry from a collection of individual farm decisions into a sector with shared accountability and direction. Farms, retailers, and regulators using benchmarking data together create the conditions for continuous, evidence-based welfare improvement.

What You Can Do

Support organisations developing and publishing salmon welfare benchmarking data
Advocate for retailer-imposed benchmarking requirements in salmon supply chains
Choose salmon from farms that participate in public welfare benchmarking programmes