Seafish Northern Ireland Advisory Committee (SNIAC)

The Advisory Committee meets around three times a year and SNIAC advises on the work of the Seafish Northern Ireland Project Manager. The membership of SNIAC is representative of the seafood industry in Northern Ireland from catching, to fish sales, to processing and training and is often attended by Government representatives and scientists.

SNIAC reports

The Demography and Reproduction of Commercially Exploited Crustaceans in UK Waters

Seafood Week in Northern Ireland- Recipes 2016

Northern Ireland Scallop Larval Dispersal Background Study

Strangford Lough & Lecale Partnership County Down Seafood

The velvet swimming crab (Necora puber) fishery in Northern Ireland: a study of populations and welfare to enhance sustainability

Analysis of Training Needs of the NI Seafood Industry

Fisheries Resource Access Mapping Project (FishRAMP): Economic Analysis and Literature Review

Fisheries Resource Access Mapping Project (FishRAMP): Mapping results

Fisheries Resource Access Mapping Project (FishRAMP): The Co. Down Wind Resource Zone

Irish Sea Selectivity Trials - Report by Mike Montgomery and Northern Ireland industry

Report on the implications of a discard ban in the Irish Sea: A case study review of the potential economic implications of the proposed CFP landings obligation

Fishermen's Safety in Northern Ireland project: Sea You Home Safe: A campaign encouraging fishermen to wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) at sea on open decks

Alternative Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in the Irish Sea

These reports detail a study where industry, DARD, AFBI, Poseidon ARM and Seafish have collaborated to define and value alternative potential MCZs in the Irish Sea which represent win/ wins for the NI fishing industry and the environment ahead of the consultation on Tranche 3 MCZs during 2017.

Evidence base for alternative mud MCZs in the Irish Sea March 2016

Poseidon NI MCZ valuation report February 2016

Alternative Marine Conservation Zones in Irish Sea mud habitat September 2015

The Value of Irish Sea Marine Conservation Zones to the Northern Irish Fishing Industry August 2012

Celebrating the Northern Ireland Seafood Industry in Film:

Fishers, Farmers & Our Coastal Communities

This suite of films has been created to celebrate the Northern Irish seafood industry and communities and highlight key businesses, issues and interesting stories across the supply chain from catch to plate

Northern Ireland Brown Crab Strategy

Summary report to Northern Ireland Fish Producers Organisation (NIFPO)

Final report to Northern Ireland Fish Producers Organisation (NIFPO)

View the SNIAC Minutes from previous meetings below

April 2023
October 2022
March 2022
November 2021
October 2020
June 2020
September 2019
March 2019
September 2018