That the Parliament welcomes the opening of the new Centre for Sustainable Seafood, launched on 29 April 2024 at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Shetland Scalloway campus; understands that the Centre for Sustainable Seafood aims to advance the understanding of sustainability in the seafood context, and provide an independent focus of expertise to support the seafood industry in Scotland, the UK and internationally; further understands that the centre will be driven by the needs of the seafood sector, drawing on the knowledge and expertise of partners to co-create research and skills needed to address global challenges, which can inform policy grounded in real-world knowledge and experience, as well as developing new educational courses and tools to encourage a wider interest in the seafood sector and address any skills gaps; notes that the objectives of the centre include producing independent, robust science with integrity, and facilitating research to support the seafood sector to meet net zero targets and make the case for seafood as a climate-smart and sustainable food source; further notes that the centre was formally opened in the presence of 60 guests invited by marine biologist and fisheries scientist, Professor Ray Hilborn, of the School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences at the University of Washington, who specialises in research on how best to manage fisheries to provide sustainable benefits to human society; commends the work of UHI Shetland and the stakeholder group in establishing the centre, which involved relevant national representative bodies, accreditation organisations and NatureScot, among others, and looks forward to the future research and educational outputs from the centre.