As the Department for International Trade launches its Food and Drink Export Council, Seafood Scotland chief executive Donna Fordyce is participating as a founding member to represent Scottish fish and…
New measures to boost Scotland’s seafood sector and the wider supply chain have been set out by Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon. This details how the fishing and aquaculture sectors…
The mentoring programme set up by Seafood Scotland and VisitScotland’s to inspire and cultivate the growth of seafood tourism in Scotland has been shown to be a great success, with…
Seafood Scotland has launched an innovation programme to stimulate new seafood tourism initiatives. The pilot will see the trade body work with organisations to explore and support business diversification and…
Seafood Scotland has published its vision for the Scottish seafood sector post-Brexit. Earlier this year it commissioned a wide-ranging report which examined the current state of play, and the hurdles…
Funding of £1.8 million aims to help Scottish seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. The funding, managed by trade marketing body Seafood Scotland, will…
Commenting on figures showing that exports of Scottish fish and shellfish were down by 83% in January this year, Seafood Scotland chief executive Donna Fordyce has said that February and…
The frustration within the UK seafood industry continues to grow as Britain struggles to get to grips with trading with Europe from outside the Single Market. There are numerous reports…
‘It’s a perfect storm for Scottish seafood exporters. Weakened by Covid-19, and the closure of the French border before Christmas, the end of the Brexit transition period has unleashed layer upon…
Financial support for seafood processors to help them through economic pressures related to COVID-19 will be available through a new £10 million scheme, reports Seafood Scotland. With many seafood businesses…