Documents — Seafish

Seafish Bioeconomic Modelling: Analysis of Choke Points and Problem Stocks for UK Fleet under the Landing Obligation, 2017-2019

A bioeconomic model has been developed by Seafish to support high quality analysis of the UK fishing industry. The model provides Seafish with an impact assessment tool to analyse the potential impact of policy measures on the UK fishing fleet, with a particular focus on the potential effect of the landing obligation. The purpose of this report is to present findings from the model developed by Seafish. Several simulations are presented in the report to evaluate the impacts of new policy on UK demersal fleets.

31 March 2017 PDF 982.41 KB
Seafish Annual Review of Feed Grade Fish Stocks August 2009

Annual Review of the feed grade fish stocks used to produce fishmeal and fish oil for the UK market This review focuses on recent independent documentary assessments of these stocks. These are predominantly published by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). It covers sandeel, sprat, capelin, herring, blue whiting, Norway pout, anchovy, jack mackerel and sardine.

31 August 2009 PDF 882.83 KB
Seafish Summary of UN FAO SOFIA 2012 Report

Summary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) report 2012, published July 2012.

31 July 2012 PDF 92.17 KB
Annual Review of Feed Grade Fish Stocks September 2010

Annual Review of the feed grade fish stocks used to produce fishmeal and fish oil for the UK market This review focuses on recent independent documentary assessments of these stocks. These are predominantly published by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). It covers sandeel, sprat, capelin, herring, blue whiting, Norway pout, anchovy, jack mackerel, sardine and menhaden.

31 August 2010 PDF 1.04 MB
Seafish Responsible Sourcing Guide - Pacific salmon - 2011

This Responsible Sourcing Guide to Pacific salmon contains information on sustainability issues, stock assessment, conservation measures and management worldwide for the individual stocks of this species updated to 2011. There is a short section on the product characteristics of the species. The information was obtained from scientific, industry and governmental sources and appropriate references are given.

01 March 2011 PDF 621.18 KB
Project Inshore - Stage 3 project update March 2015

This document outlines the Project Inshore work through the four stages which progress from a broad overview of English inshore fisheries to strategic targeted action plans.

01 March 2015 PDF 14.59 MB
Guide to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

This guide looks at Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), globally and with reference to the Northeast Atlantic and UK waters.

25 February 2022 PDF 1.07 MB
UAE Export Guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in UAE.

11 March 2021 PDF 2.83 MB
Guide to Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

This guide discusses the issues around Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, the global scale of the problem, its impact on the UK fishing sector and initiatives to prevent it.

25 February 2022 PDF 593.98 KB
An assessment of ethical issues impacting on the UK seafood supply chain: Literature review

Seafish commissioned a study to assess the ethical issues impacting on seafood species landed into, and imported to the UK. This literature review is one of the key outputs. This addresses; the context and challenges; the scope of analysis, in applying ethical concepts and standards to the seafood industry; a review of relevant published reports; a review of media reports, websites and advocacy campaigns; an initial assessment of government, industry and multi-stakeholder initiatives; and an overall assessment and gap analysis.

31 March 2015 PDF 275.12 KB
2000 Survey of the UK Sea Fish Processing Industry

In this detailed report the structure of the whole industry is revealed, highlighting trends and changes since 1995 and earlier. Tables, charts, and graphs illustrate the key points concerning how the industry is organised, how it is evolving, and how this affects the distribution of employment in the industry. Results are broken down by region, by company size, by fish type, and by type of processing carried out (primary, secondary, or mixed). There is detailed financial analysis of the primary and mixed processing sectors, showing the strengths and weaknesses of the industry as a whole, and highlighting regional and sectoral differences.

01 January 2000 PDF 3.51 MB
Seafish Responsible Sourcing Guide - Dover sole - May 2013

This Responsible Sourcing Guide to Dover sole contains information on sustainability issues, stock assessment, conservation measures and management worldwide for the individual stocks of this species updated to 2013. There is a short section on the product characteristics of the species. The information was obtained from scientific, industry and governmental sources and appropriate references are given.

30 April 2013 PDF 360.61 KB

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