Tag: Brexit
Navigating a new Relationship on Fisheries A recent event in Lorient, Brittany, provided some insight into the main themes in post Brexit fishing relations. The seminar mainly involved French fishing industry figures and fisheries administrators, ...
Irish Seafood Sector Task Force publishes Brexit impact report Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced that he has received the final report of the Seafood Sector Task Force ...
Seafood industry in a “more challenging” position post Brexit. 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 ...
Fisheries Commissioner Sinkevičius visits Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre. EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius today accompanied Minister Charlie Mc Conalogue T.D. on a visit to Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre, as part of ...
Working group sets out improvements for langoustine sector. Recommendations for delivering a profitable, sustainable and fair supply chain for the langoustine (Nephrops) industry have been set out in a new report published by a Scottish ...
Scottish salmon has “huge opportunities around the world” says Liz Truss following SSPO-Mowi Visit. The Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss MP, visited Mowi’s salmon processing facility at Rosyth last week. The Scottish ...
FDF Scotland’s response to Scottish Government programme for Government 2021-22. In response to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2021-22, David Thomson Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland, said: “We are ...
Ireland announces Brexit Tie-up Scheme for fishing fleet Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the launch of a Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme. The scheme will help mitigate the ...
Food and Drink Leaders Highlight Recruitment Crisis in the Food and Drink Sector in Scotland We are writing collectively to highlight the recruitment crisis in the food and drink sector in Scotland. Both Brexit and ...
Record EU sales for Scottish salmon. Scotland’s salmon farmers sold more fresh fish to the EU in the first half of 2021 than ever before according to HMRC export figures released today. Official stats showed ...
Fish processors demand urgent action from PM on labour shortage. The Scottish Seafood Association today demanded urgent action from the Prime Minister on labour shortages within the sector during a face-to-face meeting in Fraserburgh. Chief ...
Resilience funding helps Scots shellfish producers. Seafood resilience funding has helped cover some of the costs of maintaining small shellfish businesses impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and EU Exit. We caught up with some businesses ...
Irish grants for Fisheries Local Action Groups. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has announced the award of 62 grants worth €915,295 by the seven Fisheries Local Action Groups established under ...
Impacts of Brexit and Covid-19 on UK supply chain. Latest UK seafood sector review shows Brexit and Covid-19 impacts but fish and chip sector recovers strongly. New review from Seafish looks at UK seafood supply chain from January ...
Scottish vessels benefit from resilience funding. More than 850 fishing vessels impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. The Seafood Producers Resilience Fund was launched in ...
Funding for Seafood sector recovery. Support for industry impacted by EU Exit and Covid-19. Funding of £1.8 million will help Scottish seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. The funding, ...
EC extends CFP ‘access to waters’ regime. The EC has adopted the proposal to extend the ‘’access to waters’’ regime under the current common fisheries policy (CFP) for another ten years, avoiding any disruption in the ...
Ireland begins dialogue programme with fishers and other food producers. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has begun a nationwide sectoral dialogue. The Minister will visit fishers, farmers, foresters and food ...
Annual fishing fleet survey returns as Seafish researchers head to ports across UK. Fishing industry leaders call on owners and skippers to take part in major survey of fleet. Fishing vessel owners and skippers are encouraged to take ...
Mowi wins Benromach Award for Excellence in International Business. On June 24, the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) Highlands and Islands Awards presented Mowi Scotland gold in the category for excellence in international business. The ...
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