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Ecological Risk Assessment of the effects of fishing for South West fisheries; ICES Divisions VII e,f,g & h; Supporting information. Publication Reference Number SR672

This document provides supporting information for an assessment of the ecological effects of commercial fishing in waters off Southwest England (ICES Divisions VII e,f,g & h).

Understanding and responding to climate change in UK seafood (wild capture) - full report

The report concerns UK seafood wild capture supply chains reliant on domestic and international production. It covers major impacts from key climate change drivers, from production to processing, and sets out major areas of adaptation action.

Quay Issues: 2014 Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet

Part of the Quay Issues family of publications, the '2014 Economic Survey of the UK Fishing Fleet' includes the most recent nationwide costs and earnings data on the UK catching sector. The study presents the latest economic data for the commercially active UK fishing fleet and includes chapters on income, costs, fuel, employment and profitability as well as a comparison of the four home nation fleets.

Climate change adaptation in the UK (wild capture) seafood industry 2018

This report from Seafish and the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) considers recent advances in understanding and industry experience of climate change drivers and impacts.

Quay Issues: Fleet Economic Performance Dataset 2008-15

The Seafish Fleet Economic Performance Dataset provides a detailed insight into the financial and operational performance of the fleet between 2008 and 2015 alongside analysis produced by the Seafish Economics team. This latest version includes new graphs and infographics with less data tables.

Lobster hatcheries and stocking programmes: An introductory manual

Drawing together the UK experience of lobster stocking as well as information from other programmes in Europe and North America, the report provides a sound knowledge base for anyone interested in setting up a lobster hatchery or stocking programme.

Climate change adaptation in aquaculture sourced seafood - full report

The report concerns UK seafood supply chains reliant on domestic and international aquaculture production. It covers major impacts from key climate change drivers, from production to processing, and sets out major areas of adaptation action.

Social Risk Assessment Information

Overview of the evolution of the assessment and management of the Northern European skate and ray fishery. December 2014.

The management of skate and ray fisheries has changed radically in the past 6 years with the implementation of Total Allowable Catches (TAC) in the Celtic Sea and West of Scotland as well as the North Sea and stock assessments using the ICES Data Limited Assessment methods. The purpose of this document is to outline and discuss the main trends in the assessment and management of stocks of skates and rays and the fisheries of them in the North Sea, Celtic Sea and West of Scotland over recent years. The assessment and management of these fisheries is discussed in the context of how science, government, fishers and the supply chain could contribute to the management of skate and ray fisheries thereby reducing the necessity for cuts across all stocks of these species. This report summarises some of these advances and it discusses possible further work in these fisheries.

SR688 The velvet swimming crab (Necora puber) fishery in Northern Ireland: a study of populations and welfare to enhance sustainability

Velvet swimming crabs are traditionally consumed by southern European nations where crab fisheries have collapsed - this has enabled development of the velvet crab fishery in Northern Ireland as a commercially significant sector. There exists, however, virtually no data on which to base the sustainable exploitation of this fishery. This research will pursue studies of populations and individuals of the velvet crab to provide critical information to inform and guide policy in this important fishing industry in Northern Ireland, and will potentially develop local economies and jobs. We will: (1) conduct field surveys of abundance and population structure of velvet crab; (2) assess effects of fishing methods and by-catch on sustainability; (3) examine the welfare of individuals with physiological measures to enhance survivorship and welfare during transportation, thus improving meat yield and quality.

Canada Export Guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in Canada.

Seafish Multi-annual fleet estimates 2012-22

This dataset presents data on annual economic performance for the UK fishing fleet from 2012 to 2022. The estimates are calculated based on samples of fishing costs and earnings gathered by Seafish.

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