Aquaculture

Farmed Salmon 2030 Welfare Vision

A vision for salmon aquaculture welfare by 2030, including target standards, technology, and industry transformation.

Key Facts

The Global Salmon Initiative has committed to sustainable and responsible production targets
Electrical stunning at harvest is likely to become mandatory in Norway and UK within years
Precision monitoring technology will enable individual fish welfare tracking at sea cage scale
Lice management will increasingly rely on biological and mechanical methods over chemicals
Consumer demand for welfare-certified salmon is projected to continue growing through 2030

Welfare Considerations

A 2030 vision for salmon welfare requires ambitious standards, technology investment, and industry transformation. The conditions that allow acceptable salmon welfare are knowable and achievable. The question is whether commercial pressure or welfare imperative determines the pace of change.

What You Can Do

Support ambitious welfare standards for salmon farming to accelerate industry transformation
Advocate for mandatory welfare requirements rather than purely voluntary certification
Choose salmon certified to the highest available welfare standards to signal market demand