Achieving Sustainability of the Seafood Sector in the European Atlantic Area by Addressing Eco-Social Challenges: The NEPTUNUS Project

Jara Laso, Israel Ruiz-Salmón, María Margallo, Pedro Villanueva-Rey, Lucía Poceiro, Paula Quinteiro, Ana Cláudia Dias, Cheila Almeida, António Marques, Eduardo Entrena-Barbero, María Teresa Moreira, Gumersindo Feijoo, Philippe Loubet, Guido Sonnemann, Ronan Cooney, Eoghan Clifford, Leticia Regueiro, David Alonso Baptista de Sousa, Céline Jacob, Christelle Noirot, Jean-Christophe Martin, Morgan Raffray, Neil Rowan, Sinead Mellett and Rubén Aldaco
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Jara Laso: Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain
Israel Ruiz-Salmón: Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain
María Margallo: Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain
Pedro Villanueva-Rey: EnergyLab, Fonte das Abelleiras, s/n, Campus Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Lucía Poceiro: EnergyLab, Fonte das Abelleiras, s/n, Campus Universidad de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Paula Quinteiro: Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Ana Cláudia Dias: Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Cheila Almeida: IPMA—Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Divisão de Aquacultura, Valorização e Bioprospeção, Avenida Doutor Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6, 1495-165 Lisboa, Portugal
António Marques: IPMA—Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), Divisão de Aquacultura, Valorização e Bioprospeção, Avenida Doutor Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho 6, 1495-165 Lisboa, Portugal
Eduardo Entrena-Barbero: CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
María Teresa Moreira: CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Gumersindo Feijoo: CRETUS, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Philippe Loubet: Institute of Molecular Sciences, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France
Guido Sonnemann: Institute of Molecular Sciences, University of Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ISM, UMR 5255, F-33400 Talence, France
Ronan Cooney: School of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
Eoghan Clifford: School of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway, H91 HX31 Galway, Ireland
Leticia Regueiro: ANFACO-CECOPESCA, Campus University 16, 36310 Vigo, Spain
David Alonso Baptista de Sousa: ANFACO-CECOPESCA, Campus University 16, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Céline Jacob: VertigoLab, Darwin Ecosystème, 87 Quai de Queyries, F-33100 Bordeaux, France
Christelle Noirot: VertigoLab, Darwin Ecosystème, 87 Quai de Queyries, F-33100 Bordeaux, France
Jean-Christophe Martin: VertigoLab, Darwin Ecosystème, 87 Quai de Queyries, F-33100 Bordeaux, France
Morgan Raffray: VertigoLab, Darwin Ecosystème, 87 Quai de Queyries, F-33100 Bordeaux, France
Neil Rowan: Bioscience Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
Sinead Mellett: Bioscience Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, N37 HD68 Athlone, Ireland
Rubén Aldaco: Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de Los Castros, s/n, 39005 Santander, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-25

Abstract: Fisheries and aquaculture are becoming a focus of societal concern driven by globalization and increasing environmental degradation, mainly caused by climate change and marine litter. In response to this problem, the European Atlantic Area NEPTUNUS project aims to support and inform about the sustainability of the seafood sector, boosting the transition towards a circular economy through defining eco-innovation approaches and a steady methodology for eco-labelling products. This timely trans-regional European project proposes key corrective actions for positively influencing resource efficiency by addressing a life cycle thinking and involving all stakeholders in decision-making processes, harnessing the water-energy-seafood nexus. This paper presents inter-related objectives, methodologies and cues to action that will potentially meet these challenges that are aligned with many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and European policy frameworks (e.g., Farm to Fork, European Green Deal).

Keywords: climate change; eco-label; life cycle assessment; seafood; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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