The Seafood Portal - science-based data about seafood

Widespread misconceptions related to seafood, sustainability, and health pose challenges for both the industry and society at large, especially given Sweden’s new food strategy, which includes targets for increased seafood production. These targets need to be monitored—not only what is produced but also how much actually becomes food—yet current statistics are insufficient. While scientifically based information exists, it is scattered and often difficult for non-experts to interpret, creating a need to compile and make it accessible. This is the purpose of the Seafood Portal.

For the twenty most important stocks and species for Swedish production and/or consumption, the project will map data on 14 relevant parameters within three areas:

• Available assessments of stock status and ecosystem effects
• Content of desired and undesired substances
• Production, consumption and trade

The Seafood Portal will provide the industry with a tool to easily answer questions from customers, authorities, and investors, as well as enable evaluation of the food strategy’s seafood-related goals. At the same time, the portal will benefit the general public, students, media, and organizations by offering answers to common seafood-related questions. In the long term, the project aims to build trust and thereby contribute to increased consumption and production of sustainable seafood.