Lecturer in Resilient Food Systems
Institute of Aquaculture Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Article
Environmental performance of sturgeon caviar production. An LCA study on luxury food
Napolitano R, Martini A, Martinoli M, Newton R, Pulcini D, Tonachella N & Capoccioni F (2025) Environmental performance of sturgeon caviar production. An LCA study on luxury food. Aquaculture, 608, Art. No.: 742766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742766
Article
Newton R, Malcorps W, Robinson JPW, Kok B, Little D, Lofstedt A, de Roos B & Willer DF (2025) Fish as Feed: Using the nutrient Fish In: Fish Out ratio (nFIFO) to enhance nutrient retention in aquaculture. Aquaculture, 602, Art. No.: 742332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.742332
Article
Li S, Ang SY, Hunter AM, Erdem S, Bostock J, Da CT, Nguyen NT, Moss A, Hope W, Howie C, Newton R, Casteleiro MA & Little D (2024) Building towards One Health: A Transdisciplinary Autoethnographic Approach to Understanding Perceptions of Sustainable Aquatic Foods in Vietnam. Sustainability, 16 (24), pp. 1-23, Art. No.: 10865. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/24/10865; https://doi.org/10.3390/su162410865
Article
Budhathoki M, Lincen L, Xu H, Zhang W, Li S, Newton R, Campbell D & Little D (2024) Understanding farmed salmon imports and e-commerce consumer satisfaction in China: A text mining approach. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 18, Art. No.: 101342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101342
Book Chapter
Norman R, Chivite Alcalde M, Bron J, Burke M, Crumlish M, Gheyas A, Little D, Malcorps W, Moss A, Newton R & Pounds A (2024) Global Aquaculture systems. In: Alexander P (ed.) Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems. 3 ed. Elsevier. https://shop.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-agriculture-and-food-systems/alexander/978-0-443-15976-3
Article
Glencross BD, Bachis E, Robb D & Newton R (2024) The Evolution of Sustainability Metrics for the Marine Ingredient Sector: Moving Towards Holistic Assessments of Aquaculture Feed. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 32 (4), pp. 545-561. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2024.2337426
Article
Glencross BD, Bachis E, Betancor MB, Calder P, Liland N, Newton R & Ruyter B (2024) Omega-3 Futures in Aquaculture: Exploring the Supply and Demands for Long-Chain Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids by Aquaculture Species. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2024.2388563
Article
Wild fish consumption can balance nutrient retention in farmed fish
Willer DF, Newton R, Malcorps W, Kok B, Little D, Lofstedt A, de Roos B & Robinson JPW (2024) Wild fish consumption can balance nutrient retention in farmed fish. Nature Food, 5, pp. 221-229. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00932-z
Article
Glencross B, Ling X, Gatlin D, Kaushik S, Øverland M, Newton R & Valente LMP (2024) A SWOT Analysis of the Use of Marine, Grain, Terrestrial-Animal and Novel Protein Ingredients in Aquaculture Feeds. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2024.2315049
Article
Life Cycle Inventories of marine ingredients
Newton RW, Maiolo S, Malcorps W & Little DC (2023) Life Cycle Inventories of marine ingredients. Aquaculture, 565, Art. No.: 739096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.739096
Article
Seafood in Food Security: A Call for Bridging the Terrestrial-Aquatic Divide
Stetkiewicz S, Norman RA, Allison EH, Coffee P, Crumlish M, Eltholth M, Falconer L, Kaminski AM, Leschen W, McAdam B, Newton R, Pounds A, Schapper A, Young JA & Little DC (2022) Seafood in Food Security: A Call for Bridging the Terrestrial-Aquatic Divide. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, Art. No.: 703152. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.703152
Article
Aquaculture will continue to depend more on land than sea
Zhang W, Belton B, Edwards P, Henriksson PJ, Little DC, Newton R & Troell M (2022) Aquaculture will continue to depend more on land than sea. Nature, 603, pp. E2-E4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04331-3
Review
Budhathoki M, Campbell D, Belton B, Newton R, Li S, Zhang W & Little D (2022) Factors Influencing Consumption Behaviour towards Aquatic Food among Asian Consumers: A Systematic Scoping Review. Foods, 11 (24), Art. No.: 4043. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11244043
Article
Wehry GJE, Little DC, Newton RW & Bostock JC (2022) The feasibility of underutilised biomass streams for the production of insect-based feed ingredients: The case for whisky by-products and Scottish farmed salmon. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 9, Art. No.: 100520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2022.100520
Article
More Than Fish - Framing Aquatic Animals within Sustainable Food Systems
Pounds A, Kaminski AM, Budhathoki M, Gudbrandsen O, Kok B, Horn S, Malcorps W, Mamun A, McGoohan A, Newton R, Ozretich R & Little DC (2022) More Than Fish - Framing Aquatic Animals within Sustainable Food Systems. Foods, 11 (10), Art. No.: 1413. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11101413
Article
Malcorps W, Newton RW, Sprague M, Glencross BD & Little DC (2021) Nutritional characterisation of European aquaculture processing by-products to facilitate strategic utilisation. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 5, Art. No.: 720595. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.720595
Article
Environmental performance of blue foods
Gephart JA, Henriksson PJG, Parker RWR, Shepon A, Gorospe KD, Bergman K, Eshel G, Golden CD, Halpern BS, Hornborg S, Jonell M, Metian M, Mifflin K, Newton R, Tyedmers P, Zhang W, Ziegler F & Troell M (2021) Environmental performance of blue foods. Nature, 597, Art. No.: 360-365. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03889-2
Article
Malcorps W, Newton RW, Maiolo S, Eltholth M, Zhu C, Zhang W, Li S, Tlusty M & Little DC (2021) Global Seafood Trade: Insights in Sustainability Messaging and Claims of the Major Producing and Consuming Regions. Sustainability, 13 (21), Art. No.: 11720. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111720
Newspaper Article
How fish can still be part of a more sustainable food future
Little DC & Newton R (2021) How fish can still be part of a more sustainable food future. The Conversation. 22.09.2021.
Article
Intensification, regulation and diversification: the changing face of inland aquaculture in China
Newton R, Zhang W, Xian Z, McAdam B & Little DC (2021) Intensification, regulation and diversification: the changing face of inland aquaculture in China. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 50 (9), pp. 1739-1756. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01503-3
Article
Regueiro L, Newton R, Soula M, Mendez D, Kok B, Little DC, Pastres R, Johansen J & Ferreira M (2021) Opportunities and limitations for the introduction of circular economy principles in EU aquaculture based on the regulatory framework. Journal of Industrial Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13188
Article
Implementing aquaculture technology and innovation platforms in Asia
Bush SR, Pauwelussen A, Badia P, Kruk S, Little DC, Luong LT, Newton R, Nhan DT, Rahman MM, Sorgeloos P & Sung YY (2021) Implementing aquaculture technology and innovation platforms in Asia. Aquaculture, 530, Art. No.: 735822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735822
Article
Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems
Quilliam R, Nuku-Adeku C, Maquart P, Little DC, Newton R & Murray F (2020) Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 6 (3), pp. 315 - 322. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2019.0049
Article
Kok B, Malcorps W, Tlusty MF, Eltholth MM, Auchterlonie NA, Little DC, Harmsen R, Newton RW & Davies SJ (2020) Fish as feed: Using economic allocation to quantify the Fish in : Fish out ratio of major fed aquaculture species. Aquaculture, 528, Art. No.: 735474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735474
Article
Systems approach to quantify the global omega-3 fatty acid cycle
Hamilton HA, Newton R, Auchterlonie NA & Müller DB (2020) Systems approach to quantify the global omega-3 fatty acid cycle. Nature Food, 1, pp. 59-62. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-019-0006-0
Article
Fishing for feed in China: Facts, impacts and implications
Zhang W, Liu M, Sadovy de Mitcheson Y, Cao L, Leadbitter D, Newton R, Little DC, Li S, Yang Y, Chen X & Zhou W (2020) Fishing for feed in China: Facts, impacts and implications. Fish and Fisheries, 21 (1), pp. 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12414
Article
Reframing the sustainable seafood narrative
Tlusty MF, Tyedmers P, Bailey M, Ziegler F, Henriksson PJG, Bene C, Bush S, Newton R, Asche F, Little DC, Troell M & Jonell M (2019) Reframing the sustainable seafood narrative. Global Environmental Change, 59, Art. No.: 101991. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.101991
Newspaper Article
Farmed salmon is now a staple in diets - but what they eat matters too
Little DC & Newton R (2019) Farmed salmon is now a staple in diets - but what they eat matters too. The Conversation. 11.06.2019.
Article
Assessment and communication of the toxicological risk of consuming shrimp in the EU
Newton R, Zhang W, Leaver M, Murray F & Little DC (2019) Assessment and communication of the toxicological risk of consuming shrimp in the EU. Aquaculture, 500, pp. 148-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.10.006
Article
From seafood waste to active seafood packaging: An emerging opportunity of the circular economy
de la Caba K, Guerrero P, Trung TS, Cruz M, Kerry JP, Fluhr J, Maurer M, Kruijssen F, Albalat A, Bunting S, Burt S, Little DC & Newton R (2019) From seafood waste to active seafood packaging: An emerging opportunity of the circular economy. Journal of Cleaner Production, 208, pp. 86-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.09.164
Commentary
Commentary: comparing efficiency in aquatic and terrestrial animal production systems
Tlusty M, Tyedmers P, Ziegler F, Jonell M, Henriksson P, Newton R, Little DC, Fry JP, Love D & Cao L (2018) Commentary: comparing efficiency in aquatic and terrestrial animal production systems. Commentary on: Fry J P, Mailloux N A, Love D C, Milli M C and Cao L 2018a Feed conversion efficiency in aquaculture: do we measure it correctly? Environ. Res. Lett. 13 24017. Environmental Research Letters, 13 (12), Art. No.: 128001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae945
Article
Little DC, Young JA, Zhang W, Newton RW, Al Mamun A & Murray FJ (2018) Sustainable intensification of aquaculture value chains between Asia and Europe: A framework for understanding impacts and challenges. Aquaculture, 493, pp. 338-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.12.033
Article
Mapping the impacts of farmed Scottish salmon from a Life Cycle perspective
Newton R & Little DC (2018) Mapping the impacts of farmed Scottish salmon from a Life Cycle perspective. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23 (5), pp. 1018-1029. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-017-1386-8
Article
Stevens JR, Newton R, Tlusty M & Little DC (2018) The rise of aquaculture by-products: Increasing food production, value, and sustainability through strategic utilisation. Marine Policy, 90, pp. 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.12.027
Conference Paper (published)
Little DC, Newton R & Beveridge MCM (2016) Aquaculture: a rapidly growing and significant source of sustainable food? Status, transitions and potential. In: volume 75. Conference on ‘The future of animal products in the human diet: health and environmental concerns’, Symposium 3: Alternatives to meat, Nottingham, 06.07.2015-09.07.2015. Cambridge University Press, pp. 274-286. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665116000665
Research Report
Roberts CA, Newton R, Bostock J, Prescott S, Honey DJ, Telfer T, Walmsley SF, Little DC & Hull SC (2015) A Risk Benefit Analysis of Mariculture as a means to Reduce the Impacts of Terrestrial Production of Food and Energy. Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum; World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) SARF Project Reports, SARF106. Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum. http://www.sarf.org.uk/cms-assets/documents/232492-618987.sarf106.pdf
Article
Comparison of Asian Aquaculture Products by Use of Statistically Supported Life Cycle Assessment
Henriksson PJG, Rico A, Zhang W, Ahmad-Al-Nahid S, Newton R, Phan LT, Zhang Z, Jaithiang J, Dao HM, Phu TM, Little DC, Murray F, Satapornvanit K, Liu L & Liu Q (2015) Comparison of Asian Aquaculture Products by Use of Statistically Supported Life Cycle Assessment. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (24), pp. 14176-14183. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04634
Article
Newton R, Telfer T & Little DC (2014) Perspectives on the Utilization of Aquaculture Coproduct in Europe and Asia: Prospects for Value Addition and Improved Resource Efficiency. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 54 (4), pp. 495-510. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2011.588349
Research Report
Prospective Analysis of the Aquaculture Sector in the EU. PART 1: Synthesis Report
Bostock J, Muir J, Young J, Newton R & Paffrath S (2008) Prospective Analysis of the Aquaculture Sector in the EU. PART 1: Synthesis Report. Papatryfon I (Editor) JRC Scientific and Technical Reports. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=1739
Research Report
Sturrock H, Newton R, Paffrath S, Bostock J, Muir J, Young J, Immink A & Dickson M (2008) Prospective Analysis of the Aquaculture Sector in the EU. PART 2: Characterisation of Emerging Aquaculture Systems. Papatryfon I (Editor) JRC Scientific and Technical Reports. European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=1740
