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SFPA issues guidance document on implementation of Export Health Certification for exports of fish, fishery products and molluscan shellfish to Great Britain. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) issued a guidance […]
Project assesses wider ecological benefits of UK’s first offshore mussel farm. The impact of offshore aquaculture on the general health of the ocean is to be explored in a new […]
£20.8 million UK funding boost for the Scottish fishing industry. The UK Government has announced the latest Scottish projects to receive investment from the £100 million UK Seafood Fund. A […]
Underwater camera network to monitor the habitat needs of juvenile fish. Scientists, managers and fishing organisations in the South West of England will work together to create a network of […]
UK Government seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fishing industry. The UK Government has set out further steps to deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry and healthy marine environment for generations to […]
First three marine areas receive highest levels of protection. Three Highly Protected Marine Areas come into force today Allonby Bay, North East of Farnes Deep and Dolphin Head receive highest […]
No sandeel fishing for 2023 in effort to protect marine ecosystem. UK fishermen will not be permitted to catch or swap any of the UK’s 5,773 tonnes of North Sea […]
Catchwise sea angling survey. Catchwise is a new survey of sea angling taking place across England and Wales in 2023 and 2024 commencing in July for twelve months. The project has […]
Food and Drink Federation Scotland responds to the latest inflation figures. Food and drink prices rose by 16.8% in January, a slight easing on December’s 16.9% and above UK’s CPI […]
Fishing industry nets new funding to train the next generation. Innovative training programmes to attract new recruits and improve the quality of training in the fishing, seafood and aquaculture sectors […]
Seafood Scotland CEO joins four-nations Council to boost food and drink exports. Department for International Trade launches Food and Drink Export Council Donna Fordyce, chief executive of Seafood Scotland, joins […]
FDF Scotland comments as food and drink inflation continues to soar. The ONS inflation data for December shows food and drink price inflation continuing to rise to 16.9%, whilst headline […]
SW fishers suffer £2m loss from EU-UK fish talks. Despite the UK government announcing a £34 million increase in fishing opportunities based on this year’s EU-UK annual negotiations, the reality […]
Negotiations officially underway to achieve far-reaching global plastic treaty. The UK Government attended the first negotiations meeting in Uruguay for a global plastics treaty. The UK Government attended the first […]
Candidates for PM urged to help fisheries sector thrive. Fishing industry leaders today called for greater government action to allow the sector to thrive, not just survive, amid a growing […]
Scottish salmon is UK’s biggest food export, but post-Covid and Brexit challenges continue: New HMRC export figures. Scottish salmon is the UK’s biggest fresh food export but the sector is […]
New seafood sustainability projects receive government funding. The UK Seafood Innovation Fund (SIF) has awarded a further £1.29 million to 28 new projects in its most recent round of funding. […]
UK launches new enquiry on food security. The UK’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is embarking on a new inquiry, Food Security, in response to pressures facing food […]
UK Government fund must prioritise fishing fleet – MPs. The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called on the Government to prioritise the ‘wild catching sector’ when allocating […]
UK govt announces plans to protect seafarers. The UK government has announced a 9-point plan for seafarer protections, which boosts and reforms seafarer employment protections and welfare, ensuring they are […]
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