The information you provide in the annual fleet survey makes a vital contribution to the data that Seafish produces to support the fleet, explains Seafish economic analyst Marta Moran-Quintana. If I tell you that our ‘2020 Economics of the Fleet’…
Seafish fleet researcher Joe Cooper reports from Eastbourne I visited Eastbourne during exciting times for local people, but especially for the under-10m fleet at Sovereign Harbour. It was the first day of opening for fish sales at the newly constructed…
Juan Carlos Paredes Esclapez reports from the North East of England In my last article, I remarked on how different things seemed since 2019, when Joe, Oscar and I were on the quayside for our last pre-Covid fleet survey. We’re…
Oscar Wilkie shares a week in the life of a fleet researcher The fleet survey is an aspect of my job at Seafish that I – along with my fellow researchers Carlos and Joe – cannot wait to come around.…
A consultation for the seafood industry on the future direction of Seafish closes this week, with businesses and individuals in the seafood industry having until midnight on Friday 20 August to complete the online survey seeking views on Seafish as…
Seafish fleet researcher Joe Cooper reports from the Dorset and Devon coast I’ve not yet heard of any sightings of prehistoric paddle-finned plesiosaurs or giant marine crocodiles, but still I appreciate why fishermen choose to live and work across the…
Seafish fleet researcher Oscar Wilkie reports from Wales… I have recently spent two weeks in Wales conducting Seafish’s annual fleet survey, speaking confidentially with vessel owners about their businesses. More or less throughout Wales – and the rest of the…
Seafish has published its latest review into how the impacts of Covid-19 have been felt across the seafood supply chain in the UK. Its latest report covers January to March 2021. This was a period of uncertainty and volatility for…
Seafish fleet researcher Joe Cooper reports from the West Country I’ve spent the past three weeks on the sunny south coast speaking to fishermen from Plymouth to Newhaven, listening to accounts of how fishing has been changing on a business-to-business…
Things have changed over the past couple of years, but it’s good to be out and about again, writes Seafish fleet researcher Juan Carlos Paredes Esclapez… Until recently, my fellow fleet researchers Joe and Oscar and I hadn’t set foot…
