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With changes in waste legislation, shellfish waste management has become increasingly difficult and expensive. This has significantly affected the shellfish processing sector, particularly the crustacea sector as there is a lack of cost-effective outlets for their waste. Disposal costs of more than £60 per tonne are common, which is not economically viable for many businesses. To establish whether it is possible for UK processors to generate an income or reduce the costs of crustacea waste disposal, Seafish initiated a project to look at the range of options available for crustacea waste management and identify which have potential for the UK processing sector. The project looked at all the crustacea species processed in the UK and the range of products or extracts that can be produced. The project identified two main options for crustacea waste management; use or disposal as ‘waste’ off-site or making it available for use in other products. Each option has its own issues; legalities, technical feasibility, outlets for the products etc. On the basis of the information collected, it will continue to be difficult for the crustacea processing industry to cost-effectively meet the demands of waste disposal legislation for the foreseeable future. Many different routes have and are being explored, but no breakthrough technology or solution has emerged. There are some opportunities to generate a financial return from crustacea waste, but investments in capital and the requirements for effective management remain a significant hurdle to achieving a return on investment. There is no single, simple, cost-effective solution for crustacea waste management. This report summarises the main finding of the project. Further detailed information is available on the Seafish B2B website (Gaining Value from Crustacea Waste Project). This includes an Excel workbook which will be periodically updated with new information as it becomes available. The spreadsheet can be accessed at http://www.seafish.org/b2b/info.asp?p=102

This Strategy for the Development of the Shellfish Industry in England (SIDS)considers what support is needed for the sustainable and profitable development of the sector. The sustainable development of the industry, through the long term management of stocks and supporting ecosystems from the socio-economic and environmental perspectives, is paramount to delivering the Strategy. Comments were gathered from a wide range of stakeholders, including from within the industry, to help formulate the text of the Strategy.

Expert Group Review – Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO); Official Controls Review – hygiene charges; Traceability and consumer information; New minimum residue limits for biocides in the food chain; Primary Authority and Seafish guidance; Determination of deglazed net weight; Better Regulation Delivery Office Food Standards and Labelling and Food Hygiene Expert Panel reports; Imports; Tuna Treatment; Use of Desliming Agents; Chlorine dioxide; Codex Code of Practice for scallops; Hygiene regulations and scallops; Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme;Seafood Week

Nutritional content and health benefits of seafood

In this detailed report the structure of the whole industry is revealed, highlighting trends and changes since 1995 and earlier. Tables, charts, and graphs illustrate the key points concerning how the industry is organised, how it is evolving, and how this affects the distribution of employment in the industry. Results are broken down by region, by company size, by fish type, and by type of processing carried out (primary, secondary, or mixed). There is detailed financial analysis of the primary and mixed processing sectors, showing the strengths and weaknesses of the industry as a whole, and highlighting regional and sectoral differences.

A market research report on the seafood sector in South Africa.

This EMFF-funded research analyses the training, skills and recruitment and retention challenges facing England’s seafood industry. The report concludes with recommendations for improvement for industry and government action.

ICES 2006, Fishing Technology in the 21st Century, was a five-day symposium that held in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., focusing on the theme of integrating commercial fishing and ecosystem conservation.

A Seafish/MCCIP Watching Brief report on how the seafood industry in the UK is adapting to climate change.

This report gives details of financial performance of UK fish processing businesses, categorised according to process type (primary, mixed, secondary) fish type, company size, degree of mechanisation and pack size of products. It highlights how each sector performed compared to the rest. Processors can compare their own results against the averages to see how they match up.

This issue puts the spotlight on standards across various sectors of the seafood industry, from aquaculture through to the fish and chip trade. It also features the first in a series of guides to help steer you through the myriad of regulation that applies to the industry – starting at the top with Codex.