Editorial
Tassal wins at Sustainable Seafood Week 2024
Aquaculture Award, Blake Newell, Operations Team Leader at Tassie’s Channel said, “I feel chuffed to receive such an award, and want to thank Tassal for being an incredible support in my career journey. I love being able to share my insights with the next generation of young workers through connecting and supporting Tassal’s school farm tours.” As another year of Sustainable Seafood Week comes to an end, Tassal looks forward to continuing its journey towards a more sustainable future, and will continue to look for innovative ways to ensure the health of our oceans and the wellbeing of future generations.
Tassal continues its focus on sustainability and innovation
Tassal has the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Above and Beyond Award and the Young Person in Aquaculture awards during Sustainable Seafood Week 2024. This is the third year Tassal has come away with awards recognising its significant contribution towards responsible aquaculture and sustainability. been awarded The Above and Beyond award is a recognition for Tassal’s responsible business, marketing and innovation projects that was launched in the last 12 months, and further demonstrates Tassal’s commitment to positive and sustainable environmental impacts. Tassal’s transition to moisture locking trays that allowed the removal of soaker pads and the 100% recyclable fibreboard cartons, in collaboration with Visy, are just some of the steps Tassal is taking to become more sustainable. Matt Vince, Chief Commercial and Risk Officer at Tassal says, “We are thrilled that we’ve been recognised for our sustainability efforts. Reducing our waste impact is a key priority for our business and we know from our consumer research that innovative and recyclable packaging is a key component for their top sustainability priorities. We’ve removed over 15 and a half million soaker pads using sealed air hydrolock technology that was existing in other proteins and implemented that in seafood.” “In addition, our congratulations go to Blake Newell who won the ASC Young Person in Aquaculture Award for his work as Team Leader at our Channel site in Tasmania. Beyond Blake’s responsibilities as an Operations Team Leader, he actively supports the management team by proposing strategies to reduce fuel consumption and monitoring. He continues to impress. Well done, Blake,” said Vince.
In response to winning the ASC Young Person in
ABOVE: TASSAL SENIOR MANAGER INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT LEANNE MISENER AND OPERATIONS TEAM LEADER CHANNEL BLAKE NEWELL
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