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Fishermen's Environmental Monitoring Pilot - Exploring the Role of Fishermen in MPA and Environmental Monitoring

The evidence and data requirements for the designation and subsequent monitoring of MPAs place significant logistical and economic burden for official bodies. This report demonstrates how the fishing industry can play an integral role in marine monitoring and evidence collection using underwater video surveys as a model. Collaborative surveys are shown to have mutual benefits in terms of cost and efficiency savings, knowledge transfer and relationship building.

South West Advisory Committee (SWACC) Minutes - December 2023

Minutes from Seafish South West Advisory Committee (SSWAC) meeting held on 7 December 2023.

Options for improving fuel efficiency in the UK fishing fleet - key features

The key features leaflet contains a summary of the full report. Our intent in providing this summary is to clearly illustrate practical options to improve fuel efficiency to UK vessel owners and skippers. By providing this information we hope to encourage fuel efficient practices and provide guidance on evaluating investment in new equipment needed to adopt new practices, thereby enhancing the profitability of vessel business.

Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock update December 2019

An overview of the stock status and management advice for Northeast Atlantic mackerel. It has been prepared for a non-technical audience and is primarily directed at mackerel processors and retailers.

Seafish Economic Analysis: Contribution to fishing made by non-EEA crew members

This paper reviews relevant evidence and presents broad estimates of the contribution made to fishing in key fleet segments in Scotland and in Northern Ireland by crew members from non-EEA countries. It also addresses the question, if non-EEA crew were removed, what might the impacts on industry be in the short, medium and longer term?

Shellfish Industry Advisory Group Minutes - October 2024

Minutes for the meeting of the Shellfish Industry Advisory Group (SIAG) which took place on 3rd October 2024 via Microsoft Teams.

Whelk Management Group Minutes - February 2023

Meeting minutes for the 11th meeting of the Whelk Management Group (WMG) which took place on 20th February 2023 via Microsoft Teams.

Fishing references by country in 2024 U.S. TIP Report. June 2024. Summary

This lists the references to fishing by country in the 2024 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report (U.S. Government report on human trafficking). This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Please request an accessible format.

Why do agreed TACs not always match the ICES scientific advice?

The EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) strives towards managing fisheries based on optimal or Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), consistent with economic, social and employment benefits with a long term aim of environmentally sustainable fisheries. This industry guidance note summarizes the types of scientific advice available to fisheries’ managers and discusses the constraints which managers experience in managing fisheries.

Domestic & Export Sector Panel Minutes - October 2022

The Minutes of the Domestic & Export Sector Panel meeting, held on Tuesday 25 October 2022.

Fisheries Management Issues Report

The Fisheries Management Issues Report summarises some of the current issues affecting the UK fishing industry. The Fisheries Management Issues Report summarises some of the current issues affecting the UK fishing industry. Information is collated from regional, UK and European sources and regular topics include discussions at the EU Fisheries Council meetings, official landings into the UK relative to allocated quotas and the extent of bans on fishing due to shellfish poisoning around the UK.

Scottish Seafish Advisory Committee Minutes - June 2023

Minutes from Scottish Seafish Advisory Committee (SSAC) meeting held on 26 June 2023.

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