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These Guidelines are written for primary processors who purchase, cut and pack wet finfish for the wholesale trade. The Guidelines cover the technical aspects of fish handling and of premises and equipment. Detailed recommendations are made and necessary background information is given. This report has been produced from a scanned original and may therefore contain some formatting and other inaccuracies. In cases where this affects the technical content, a paper copy of the original report can still be obtained from Seafish. Whilst these guidelines contain helpful technical information some of the legislative content may now be out of date.

These guidelines have been produced for commercial operatives engaged in handling and storing live crustacea within the United Kingdom. They aim to help businesses achieve high standards of operation by encouraging practices that ensure product safety, product quality, and efficient use of resources.

Aquaculture is already playing a major part in supplying seafood into the European market - some 420,000 tonnes per annum out of a fleet landing total of c.6,700,000 tonnes, or 6-7% of the total by weight. If all the member states of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers are included, the tonnage rises to some 1,000,000 tonnes per annum, with a total value of £1,984 million in 1999 - compared, for example, with a combined total first sale value of fisheries landings of some $452 million in the UK and Ireland.

A report which analyses the economic contribution and value of the major aquaculture sub-sectors, and the most important farmed species in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Annual Report provides a detailed Management Commentary and financial review of the activities undertaken by Seafish during 2007/08 and information on future developments.

The TNO/FAR International Conference concerned with the upgrading and utilisation of fishery products as attended. The purpose of the visit was to present a short lecture on the Guidelines for the Handling of Chilled Finfish by Primary Processors and display a guidelines poster. The conference was used to assess European attitudes and trends influencing the EC fish trade. The opportunity was taken to target European Institutes which could be partners for Seafish in future R & TD projects.

This document provides guidance to seafood processors on good manufacturing practice (GMP) for shellfish cooking ashore. Its purpose is to help both small and larger businesses produce safe, high quality products. It is targeted at the needs of processors carrying out basic cooking operations.

The report concerns UK seafood supply chains reliant on domestic and international aquaculture production. It covers major impacts from key climate change drivers, from production to processing, and sets out major areas of adaptation action.

A market research report on the seafood sector in Australia.

A market research report on the seafood sector in Vietnam.