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Seafood social profile Taiwan January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Presentations given at Seafish 'Social Responsibility in Seafood' workshop. Malta. January 2016.

Seafish facilitated the pre-summit workshop at the Seaweb Seafood Summit in Malta on Sunday 31 January 2016. The topic was ‘Social Responsibility in Seafood’. This workshop presented the ongoing or developing initiatives that aim to eliminate social and ethical concerns in the seafood industry, as well as map these initiatives throughout the supply chain. There were 14 powerpoint presentations which have been collated here. Please also see the handout and the summary note on the workshop.

Seafood Processing Methodology Report

A short report describing the methods used to produce the seafood processing estimates used across Cutting Edge, our industry performance data and the enquiry tool.

Ecosystem Services of Commercially Important Bivalves in the UK: Nutrient removal services

A 2022 study by Seafish and AFBI exploring water quality improvement by bivalve aquaculture (blue mussels, Pacific and Native oysters, Manila clams) in the UK. Focused on nutrient removal and economic benefits for sustainable aquaculture management.

2016 Seafood Processing Industry Report

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.

Fishmeal and fish oil facts and figures. March 2018.

Seafish continues to support the fishmeal industry through the provision of news and factual information. These fishmeal and fish oil facts and figures draw together the latest available data on World, European and UK markets, as well as the supply of fishmeal for land animals and fish feed.

County Down Seafood

This report was produced by tourism specialists BTS, supported by fish industry experts Poseidon Consulting. It is a market based business plan, commissioned by the Strangford Lough and Lecale Partnership (SLLP), with funding from the EU and the South East Area Fisheries Local Action Group (SEAFLAG), to provide economic benefit to the South East Area which includes the fishing ports at Portavogie, Ardglass and Kilkeel. The analysis is designed to help develop the local market for locally caught seafood and local quality agricultural produce within Area. The project examines the opportunities for food tourism in the Strangford Lough and Mourne Mountains destinations, building on the concentration of the Northern Ireland fishing industry in the area, the quality of other local food produce and the number and the quality of local eating places across the area.

Seafish Industry Guidance Note on Mackerel 25 March 2015

There was a resolution to the long dispute regarding the fishing of mackerel in the North East Atlantic (NEA) amongst the Coastal States in March 2014. The crisis had erupted in 2009 after the Faeroe Islands withdrew from the mackerel management agreement in response to Iceland’s increasing mackerel catch. The level of autonomous quotas set by both Iceland and the Faeroe Islands during the period 2009 to 2013 was strongly challenged by both the EU and Norway. This briefing note gives some background and explains the current position as at March 2015.

Vietnam Seafood Ethics Profile

Seafish commissioned a study to assess the ethical issues impacting on seafood species landed into, and imported to the UK from a wide range of countries. This Vietnam profile looks at the main seafood products; seafood exports to UK; employment in seafood; human trafficking and forced labour indicators and rankings and research reports; ratification of international human rights and labour instruments; fisheries policy and management structure/administration; control of IUU fishing and related labour abuse; measures to protect migrant fishers; partnerships and improvement projects; and an overall assessment or criteria for overall risk assessment for Vietnam.

Working on UK fishing vessels: the legal framework and support for fishers. November 2017.

There is a fundamental requisite to monitor the welfare of the fishing crews working on UK vessels in UK waters, as well as globally. This document highlights the key UK and global legislation that is helping now, or will help in the future, to ensure fishers have minimum standards and decent conditions of work on board fishing vessels. It also details: the health and safety requirements for all those working on UK fishing vessels; the voluntary initiatives in place to help improve the conditions on board fishing vessels for all commercial fishers; the international guidelines that support basic human and labour rights principles across the whole fisheries sector; and the appropriate authorities, organisations and charities who are working to support the industry, and improve governance, safety and welfare within UK fishing. This document updates the December 2014 document entitled 'The legal framework for working on UK fishing vessels' and the October 2016 document 'Working on UK fishing vessels: the legal framework and support for fishers.

Denmark seafood market guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in Denmark.

Seafood Trends in Commercial Foodservice (2023 Update)

In the 52wks to June 2023, total GB seafood servings remained flat at 973m (+0.2%), worth an estimated £5.0bn (+17.8%) value being driven by inflation. Seafood servings also remain 19% behind pre COVID-19 levels

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