Faced with continued problems attracting workers – an issue exacerbated by the loss of many EU workers who have not returned to Scotland due to Covid and Brexit – the Scottish Seafood Association (SSA) has launched a campaign to attract…
Futureproofing the industry is going to involve both reducing seafood impact on climate and adapting to climate impact on seafood, writes Angus Garrett, head of horizon scanning at Seafish You can’t access many newsfeeds these days without some mention of…
Seafish is urging seafood businesses across the country to get up to speed on the impacts of climate change – both on seafood businesses, and by them. In its new campaign, Seafish is highlighting the importance of both mitigation –…
Dr Lynn Gilmore has been promoted to director of communications and engagement at Seafish. In her new role from 1 November, Dr Lynn Gilmore will be responsible for the organisation’s communication and stakeholder engagement strategy, which includes the Love Seafood…
A programme of training courses has restarted to make fishermen more aware of the perils of man overboard incidents. Falling overboard is the biggest single cause of workplace fatalities in the industry. To help combat this, the RNLI and Seafish,…
A new ‘one-stop-shop’ website has been launched that features bespoke information and support for the fishing community on personal savings, money management, credit choices, debt advice and mental health support. The website, called ‘The Safety Net’, has been created by…
Seafish fleet researcher Oscar Wilkie reports from Northern Ireland It was a pleasure to spend two weeks conducting the annual fleet survey in Northern Ireland. I had some fascinating discussions with skippers and vessel owners about the future of the…
Seafish fleet researcher Oscar Wilkie reports from East Anglia Spending a few days in King’s Lynn recently, it was really gratifying to see a harbour so full of boats that it would have been difficult to fit any more in!…
Seafish fleet researcher Juan Carlos Paredes Esclapez reports from the east of England Another couple of weeks out in the field have passed, and we’ve gathered more valuable insight from fishers. It doesn’t matter what you discuss, it’s always a…
Informed by market research, Seafish has launched the theme for the second year of its long-term consumer marketing initiative, Love Seafood. Love Seafood celebrates its first birthday on 1 October. Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry,…
