Visa policy changes could lead to tie-ups, warns Seafish
The cost of using non-UK labour under changes to the Skilled Worker Visa (SWV) process, introduced last year by the previous UK government, is expected to hit the seafood sector…
Surveying end-of-life gear around the UK
Seafish is launching a survey to assess the landscape around the issue of end-of-life fishing gear in the UK, aiming ultimately to inform future sustainable management, to help minimise waste…
UK presence at Seafood Expo North America 2024
UK seafood industry body Seafish is partnering with government departments to put on a show at Seafood Expo North America in Boston this month. In partnership with Defra and the…
Mike Sheldon reappointed to chair Seafish board
The Defra Secretary of State and the Devolved Administrations have reappointed Mike Sheldon as Chair of the Seafish Board for a second term of three years from April 2024. Mike…
A challenging year for UK fishing, as profits decline
Newly released figures provide insight into the difficulties faced by the UK fishing industry, based on Seafish’s 2022 fleet survey. The effects of Covid-19 and lockdown measures continued to be…
Supporting transition to net zero
A new forum to facilitate engagement, discussion and initiatives to support the UK fleet, including aquaculture service vessels, in the transition to net zero, has been established, chaired by NFFO…
Ramping up the safety message
The latest Home and Dry campaign from the Fishing Industry Safety Group (FISG) is turning the spotlight on reducing capsize incidents after the UK's worst year in the last decade…
Seafish has secured funding to continue subsidising safety training for anyone working on commercial fishing vessels in Scotland. Image: Seafish
Seafish secures Scottish Government funding to continue free training
The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer has had a welcome boost thanks to funding announced by the Scottish Government. The funds will be used by Seafish to continue…
UK fleet’s turnover dropped by 17% in 2020
UK fishing fleet’s tough pandemic year
Initial Seafish economic performance estimates for 2020 show a total operating profit of the UK fishing fleet having dropped by almost a fifth in 2020. Operating profit fell by 19%…
The UK fishing industry has turned over an annual £1 billion for the last three years
British fishing’s billion pound turnover
The UK fleet recorded its third £1 billion turnover year in a row in 2019, according to figures published by Seafish. Seafish’s The Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet 2019…