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A social and economic impact assessment of cockle mortality in the Burry Inlet and Three Rivers cockle fisheries, South Wales UK

Mortalities of larger, more valuable cockle 2 and 3 year-classes have recurred on the Burry Inlet (Loughour) Estuary (BI) since 2002 and on the nearby Three Rivers Estuary (TR) since 2005. The aim of this report is to estimate the economic impact of the mortality on the south Wales cockle industry, related businesses and wider Welsh economy. Stakeholder interviews, direct observation, secondary literature, production and price data supplied by industry and government agencies is used to characterise value-chains, historic livelihood, regulatory and production trends.

Final Report - The socio-economic impacts of increased seafood consumption in England

The preliminary study estimates the potential health benefits to the economy if people were to eat more seafood.

Latest Scientific Advice on Skates and Rays

2018 Employment in the UK Fishing Fleet

This report describes the findings of the 2018 Seafish survey of employment in the UK fishing fleet, presenting a snapshot of employment in the fishing fleet as of summer 2018.

Seafish Fleet Economic Performance Dataset

The Seafish fleet economic performance dataset contains financial, economic and operation performance indicators for the period 2005-14. The dataset includes data for approximately 30 UK fleet segments, and has been produced by combining costs and earnings information from vessel accounts (collected as a result of our annual Fleet Survey of vessel owners) with official effort, landings and capacity data for all active UK fishing vessels, which was provided by the UK Marine Management Organisation (MMO). It contains estimates for the years 2005-2013 and an early estimate for 2014 based on official data, 2014 fuel prices and 2013 cost structures.

Domestic & Export Sector Panel Minutes - October 2021

The Minutes of the Domestic & Export Sector Panel meeting, held on Wednesday 27 October 2021.

Project UK: Round 2 UK Nephrops Year 5 report

This report provides the Annual Review for the end of year 5 and documents the position of the Nephrops FIP with respect to individual Performance Indicators and scoring guideposts of the MSC Fisheries Standard.

Chile Seafood Ethics Profile

Seafish commissioned a study to assess the ethical issues impacting on seafood species landed into, and imported to the UK from a wide range of countries. This Cile profile looks at the main seafood products; seafood exports to UK; employment in seafood; human trafficking and forced labour indicators and rankings and research reports; ratification of international human rights and labour instruments; fisheries policy and management structure/administration; control of IUU fishing and related labour abuse; measures to protect migrant fishers; partnerships and improvement projects; and an overall assessment or criteria for overall risk assessment for Chile.

Finfish Advisory Group (FiAG) Meeting Minutes - February 2023

Meeting minutes for the 3rd meeting of the Finfish Advisory Group (FiAG) which took place on Thursday 16th February 2023 via Microsoft Teams.

Seafish response to consultation on Selection of Offshore SAC's

Seven areas of sea around Britain have been proposed as possible Special Areas of Conservation, aimed at protecting offshore species and habitats. Following consultation the Joint Nature Conservation Committee will consider whether to recommend to government that the sites are submitted to the European Commission for approval. To read the consultation go to: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=3995

Seafood Ethics Common Language Group. News alert. March 2022.

March news alert sent to SECLG subscribers on 17 March 2022.

Labour in UK seafood processing January to March 2019

This report presents the findings of the sixth Seafish quaterly survey of recruitment in the seafood processing sector.

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