Back in 1999, while the world was fretting over the ‘Y2K’ bug, a new trade body to promote the seafood industry in Scotland was just getting off the ground – Seafood Scotland. Next year, the organisation, which was set up…
Catching and processing organisations lead call to ‘scrap the ban’ Six Scottish industry organisations have come together to launch a petition calling on the government to drop its current policy on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), under which all fishing,…
Donna Fordyce, the chief executive of Seafood Scotland, has been invited to join a newly launched four-nations council set up to boost food and drink exports. The only seafood expert to be invited to join the council, she will represent…
Organisers behind a mentoring programme that aims to encourage the growth of seafood tourism in Scotland say that the scheme has ‘proven to be a success’, reports Paul Scott. The series of webinars, created as part of the Beyond the…
The announcement by foreign secretary Liz Truss that the government is proposing a new law that would amend the Northern Ireland Protocol has been greeted with concern by Seafood Scotland, which is warning that this has the potential to tip…
As the government-funded project to support sales of langoustine, being implemented by Seafood Scotland, continues, plans for a presence at the Boston Seafood Expo, one of the largest seafood gatherings in the world, were confirmed last week, reports Andy Read.…
Industry representatives and Seafood Scotland joined forces to showcase some of the best of Scottish seafood at this year’s Gulfood event in Dubai. The event brought together more than 4,000 food and beverage companies from over 120 countries. The Scottish…
Seafood Scotland is launching an innovation programme to stimulate new seafood tourism initiatives. The pilot will see the trade body work with organisations to explore and support business diversification and establish new tourism opportunities for the Scottish seafood industry. The…
Seafood Scotland confirmed at the end of December that it had been awarded £100,000 from the National Transition Training Fund and Skills Development Scotland to support onshore activities of seafood businesses across the country, training and upskilling employees to support…
Recommendations for delivering a profitable, sustainable and fair supply chain for the Scottish Nephrops industry have been set out in a new report published by a Scottish government-formed working group. The Scottish Nephrops Working Group’s report highlights the value of…
