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The Common Language Group

A group to bring together people who want to know more about the environmental, legal and production issues facing the UK seafood supply chain.

The Common Language Group (CLG) provides a safe meeting space to discuss the key issues facing a responsible seafood supply chain. The topics covered include fisheries management, legal fishing, fishing methods and how to trace and track seafood along the supply chain. It also covers how seafood is bought and eaten in and out of the home. It is an opportunity to share new ideas or case studies from around the world.

The group is led by our industry and we take responsibility for running the CLG. The Group has met three times a year since 2007. The CLG brings together people who represent the retail, processing, food service and restaurant industry. Other people who attend are not-for-profit voluntary groups, consumer groups, governments, scientists and producer organisations.

CLG meetings and bite-size meetings

There are generally three meetings a year. The presentations and minutes from the most recent meetings are below. Presentations and minutes from previous meetings are available from Karen Green.

We are running a mix of in person meetings and shorter online bite-size CLG sessions at the moment.

Next meeting

The next meeting will be in person in London on Thursday 20 June. Our topic will be: Seafood trade and geopolitical events. For further information, please contact: Karen Green

Previous two meetings

How the seafood industry must back up sustainability claims (26 March 2024). With two Directives in the pipeline, and a series of lawsuits related to seafood sustainability claims and eco-labels that have impacted the marketing strategies of seafood businesses, there has been a shift in reporting responsibility. This meeting will look at the implications of the new sustainability reporting frameworks for the UK and global seafood supply chains. Please view the presentations:

Fish stock status in the North East Atlantic (5 December 2023). This bite-size meeting looked at the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) on the key commercial species for the UK supply chain. It also looked ahead to the negotiations for 2024. Please view the presentations:

CLG meeting notes

Notes and minutes from recent CLG bite-size and in person meetings can be viewed by following the links below.

CLG monthly newsletters

We send monthly emails with a round up of stories, research and projects in the seafood industry. Subscribe to receive our monthly update and meeting details.

Terms of Reference and archive

Contacts

For further information, please contact: Karen Green

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