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Seafood provenance and authenticity

Seafood businesses operate in a complex marketplace where the motives and opportunity for criminal activity are manifest and ever-present – in other words; seafood is traded within a heavily risk-laden landscape. This briefing note aims to provide information on the nature of food fraud risks in seafood supply chains and outlines some useful counter-measures that may be deployed to reduce those risks..

Fishing references by country in 2023 U.S. TIP Report. July 2023. Summary

This lists the references to fishing by country in the 2023 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.

2023 Fish as Food review

A review of developments in UK seafood consumption which looks at implications and practical responses.

Study Group on Discard and By-Catch Information

The document is a report of an expert group under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea and does not necessarily represent the views of the Council.

Summary of the potential impacts of the network of English marine conservation zones on the UK fishing industry

This report combines three sources of information to help inform industry and Seafish about the potential impacts of the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) network on fishing through using; 1) the information provided by the four MCZ projects, 2) JNCC and NE advice to the government and 3) the four regional MCZ socio-economic impact assessments (SEIAs). The SEIAs show the potential annual value of fish landings that might be affected if potential MCZs are managed in a way that restrict fishing.

Consumer Perceptions of Frozen and Chilled Seafood

This research study set out to try to explain the differing consumer perceptions of frozen seafood relative to chilled seafood and what is influencing attitudes towards frozen food and seafood.

Quay Issues: Issue 9

Quay Issues is a magazine for the fishing industry. This edition of Quay Issues shines a light on the way in which some businesses are rising to the challenges that the sector faces.

Chilled Seafood in Multiple Retail (2018)

The chilled seafood sector continues to take the largest share of the multiple retail seafood market with a wide range of segments and species. It is unique in being the only seafood sector in consistent growth from 2007 to 2017. However, pressure from falling shopper confidence and reduced spending power has seen chilled volume continue to decline in 2018.

2016 Fish as Food review

An initial review focused on the UK consumption of seafood products. This report considers developments, implications and practical responses from industry and Seafish.

Towards a National Development Strategy for Shellfish in England_Executive Report

In order to formulate a National Development Strategy for the Shellfish Industry in England, the Defra Inshore Fisheries Working Group and Seafish commissioned a preparatory Work Programme of 12 tasks. This report describes the results for six tasks that were assigned to the consultant, Dr R C A Bannister, an expert on the management of the capture shellfisheries and their stocks. Information was supplied by Dr N C H Lake, who has extensive knowledge of the UK shellfish industry and who also interviewed the Sea Fisheries Committees (SFCs) and various members of the industry.

Australia Export Guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in Australia.

Automation and the UK seafood industry (full report)

Exploring the trade-offs between new technology, mechanisation and traditional labour resourcing.

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