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his study has been undertaken by Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd for the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) and was completed from January to April 2014. The aim of this work is to inform decision making processes on Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, including whether fisheries should enter the MSC certification process in the first place or if currently certified fisheries should seek re-assessment (after the 5 year period of MSC certification). This report presents the findings from the first year of a study to provide an assessment of the benefits of fishery accreditation, using the MSC certified North Sea (NS) haddock fishery as a detailed case study to determine current benefits and to track benefits for the next two consecutive years (in subsequent follow-up research). The objective of the project is to identify and assess the benefits of Scottish MSC haddock certification in branded MSC and non-labelled segments of the retail and foodservice supply chains. Furthermore, indirect benefits will be explored throughout the supply chain and with other stakeholders in the seafood industry

The Annual Report provides a detailed Management Commentary and financial review of the activities undertaken by Seafish during 2020/2021 and information on future developments.

Key features measuring the quality of trawled Nephrops using the coverless trawl.

The Annual Report provides a detailed Management Commentary and financial review of the activities undertaken by Seafish during 2011/2012 and information on future developments.

h by-catch is usually unmarketable due to small size, poor quality or lack of quota. With increasing pressure on limited resources the industry needs to maximise quality and reduce environmental costs. Recent trials have shown that the coverless trawl reduced the by-catch of whiting by 70%, reduced severe Nephrops damage by 18%, caught 10% more Nephrops and increased earnings.

The 2016 Seafood Processing Industry Report presents accurate up-to-date economic data and commentary to serve, where appropriate, as an evidence base for business decisions, policy discussions, and further research. This report provides details on the structure and size of the industry such as regional distribution, size of firms, type of broad fish species processed, type of processing activity undertaken and financial performance.

Minutes of Supply Chain & Consumer Panel Meeting held on 18 October 2022 at Friends House, London.

Seafood businesses operate in a complex marketplace where the motives and opportunity for criminal activity are manifest and ever-present – in other words; seafood is traded within a heavily risk-laden landscape. This briefing note aims to provide information on the nature of food fraud risks in seafood supply chains and outlines some useful counter-measures that may be deployed to reduce those risks..

Seafish agrees that substantial change in the operation of fishery management is required in order to achieve sustainable, profitable fisheries. The system therefore has to include incentives to private individuals and should provide long-term rights to them. Property rights should be permanent (or rolling long term), tradable, exclusive and clearly defined.

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

This issue puts the spotlight on standards across various sectors of the seafood industry, from aquaculture through to the fish and chip trade. It also features the first in a series of guides to help steer you through the myriad of regulation that applies to the industry – starting at the top with Codex.