Squid

Nearly £2 million has been awarded to projects that aim to improve the welfare of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods at slaughter.

The pigments that colour the skin of squids and other invertebrates, called ommochromes, could be used in the food and health sectors for their antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.

An initiative to improve the management of the world’s largest commercial squid stock has been singled out for praise.

£1.7 million has been pledged by an anonymous donor towards projects that improve the welfare of fish, crustaceans and cephalopods at the time of harvest.

Only 1 percent of the world’s squid fisheries are currently classed as being sustainably managed, but there are vast opportunities to improve this figure, especially off the coast of South America, according to a new rep…