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In May to July 2022, Seafish collected data from UK seafood processing businesses to understand the impact of EU exit on labour in the sector. This report is published as part and continuation of the series of reports published in 2017-2019.

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.

Q1 2012. Retail Summary (focus on chilled): Seafood value, volume, value; share of trade; switching and promotions; most popular species; economic context; demographics; UK Shopper; Insight

This document provides a summary of the responses received on the recent voluntary non-statutory consultation (the informal consultation) on the proposed changes to the Seafish levy and details the Seafish Board’s response.

Since austerity began to bite in 2007 fish and chips have had a rocky time in foodservice. However, the next few years should see foodservice pick up, with a positive impact on fish & chip traffic.

Sodium metabisulphite has been used in the UK fishing industry for many years to control the effects of melanotic blackening in prawns (Nephrops norvegicus). Recent requirements for allergen labelling and court cases resulting from high levels of sulphite residue have prompted interest to secure alternative treatments to control melanosis. Further motivation has come from the highly corrosive nature of sodium metabisulphite. This causes extensive damage to vessels and processing equipment and has serious operational health and safety issues. A number of treatments were trialled in a commercial environment to determine a viable alternative to sodium metabisulphite. Prawns were treated at sea and then assessed for shelf life and sulphite residue by processors in NE Scotland. 5 treatments were competitive with sodium metabisulphite, these include sulphite based and non sulphite based treatments. As such, vessels and factories are provided with a variety of treatment options depending on their own product requirements. Alternative sulphite based treatments exhibit reduced operational hazards and lower sulphite residues in the tail meat while selected non sulphite based treatments are classified as ‘processing aids’ and are exempt from any form of food additive labelling.

This research is a broad review of consumer perceptions of brown crab processed products. The research is produced as a specific output of the wider Acrunet Activity 5 which seeks to understand the wider system of brown crab practices from production to consumption.

Minutes from the Seafish board meeting held on 27 September 2023.

Total seafood has continued to perform well in foodservice since 2015, despite the recent challenging economic and political climate. Servings of fish & chips as a meal have grown faster than both total foodservice and total seafood servings over both the long and short term.

The benefits of sustainable fisheries and the need to mitigate the environmental impacts of fishing and aquaculture are increasingly in the public consciousness. Poorly implemented, government run, command and control management schemes have often failed to curb fishing effort, prevent overfishing and avoid environmental degradation. Alternative, market based approaches have shown promise and, among these, enabling informed consumer choice in seafood purchasing can generate strong motivation for improved catching and culture practices.