Sustainability to us means taking responsibility, ensuring that the stocks of seafood are maintained and that the ocean environment is unaffected by us and the fishermen that supply us. As one of the largest scampi manufacturers in the UK we know we have a responsibility to and for our industry.

The best Scampi is produced from a species called Nephrops Norvegicus, also known as Scampi. All Scampi used by Whitby Seafoods is fished in the waters around the British Isles by British skippers. Scampi is the most valuable, and therefore most commercially important fishery in the UK; there is significant scientific research and analysis of stocks of Nephrops and a high level of understanding of their breeding.

The scampi used to make breaded scampi are caught by trawlers. As scampi spend much of their life in burrows under the seabed the trawler catches the scampi which are out of their burrows looking for food. Scampi stocks are protected by quota and these are strictly enforced. All current information shows scampi stocks in the water around the British Isles to be healthy.

There is clear evidence that fishermen in this industry are working together with scientists to make sure accurate information is shared with the governing bodies. Both fishermen and manufacturers like Whitby Seafoods are committed to protecting and respecting the fishery to ensure it is there for generations to come.

For those of you that want to know more, the Seafish Industry Authority has produced an interesting and well-researched fact sheet on the sustainability of the Nephrops species.