The Snapshot: Industry Benchmark on
Decapod Crustacean Welfare
In 2022, Crustacean Compassion created the UK’s first industry benchmark, which assesses 30 leading seafood producers, processors, and retailers on their management and reporting of decapod crustacean welfare.
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Now in its third year, The Snapshot helps businesses improve welfare standards from harvest and capture through to storage and slaughter, leading to benefits for industry, seafood consumers, and decapods such as crabs, lobsters, prawns, and nephrops (langoustines).
Consultation on The Snapshot report
We have launched a public consultation on The Snapshot, our annual benchmark report evaluating how 30 UK food companies and retailers manage crustacean welfare across areas such as capture, transport, handling, mutilations, and slaughter. Now in its fourth year, the report has shown significant progress since 2022, with top company scores rising from 42% to 90% in 2024. While advances have been made, areas like reporting on capture methods and humane slaughter still need improvement. The consultation report provides feedback on the current assessment framework and proposed updates for 2025, from those within the seafood industry.
This consultation is now complete, and you can view the final report below.
The third edition, published in March 2025 now provides the latest updates as part of an ongoing review into decapod crustacean welfare throughout the food industry.
