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Fish content and QUID

The fish content of fishery products is important to manage and monitor given that food manufactureres have legal obligations relating to the quantities of ingredients use din the manufacture or preparation of food. This factsheet provides an overview of fish content including; fish composition, testing analytical fish content, calculating analytical fish content, nitrogen factor, analytical indicators of low fish content products and QUID. It also provides practical advice to seafood buyers.

Final Note on Seafood Ethics Common Language Group meeting on 13 July 2015

Final note on the Seafood Ethics Common Language Group meeting held at Friends House, London on Monday 13 July 2015.

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.

Consumer information under the EU Common Organisation of the Markets Regulation

As part of the recent reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy, consumer information requirements were reviewed and extended. Commercial designation, scientific name, production method and catch area continue to have be made available and now include date of minimum durability, if previously frozen, method of capture and more detail for some catch areas. This applies mainly to fresh and not processed products. This document explains what information is required and provides current guidance on the application to fish and shellfish.

Risk Assessment for Sourcing Seafood (RASS) profile; North Sea lemon sole (Microstomas kitt) captured using trawls and seines.

This document is a summary of information on lemon sole (Microstomas kitt) targeted using demersal otter trawls, seines and sum wing trawls in the North Sea. and is risk assessed using Seafish’s RASS scoring Guidance version 2.

Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme (RFPS) Standard

The Responsible Fishing Ports Scheme (RFPS) is a voluntary programme that demonstrates responsible food safety and good operational practices within fishing ports and fishing harbours. This document sets out the requirements for RFPS certification.

Profitable Futures for Fishing Final Report

The Profitable Futures for Fishing Report identifies actions which would improve vessel business profit in each major segment of the Scottish fleet. Contains the recommended actions which were considered to be top priority or most worthwhile whilst providing insight into the longer term aims and ambitions of the different fleet segments.

The Seafood Guide

The Seafood Guide aims to help chefs, caterers, processors, retailers and consumers understand the wonderful array of fish and shellfish available in the UK. It contains detailed species information along with information on handling & storage, quality, cuts & portions and cooking.

Seafood provenance and authenticity

Seafood businesses operate in a complex marketplace where the motives and opportunity for criminal activity are manifest and ever-present – in other words; seafood is traded within a heavily risk-laden landscape. This briefing note aims to provide information on the nature of food fraud risks in seafood supply chains and outlines some useful counter-measures that may be deployed to reduce those risks..

Preliminary investigation of economic performance and accidents in the UK fishing fleet

This report presents the findings of a preliminary investigation into the relationship between vessel accidents and the operational and financial performance of vessels in the UK fishing fleet in the period 2008-2016.

Sustainable production of native oyster spat for on-growing_Final Report

The native oyster (Ostrea edulis) is a European Biodiversity Action Plan species. The UK has a responsibility to enhance natural (and ultimately fishable) stocks under the Native Oyster Species Action Plan - NOSAP). In this FIFG-funded project, the extensive pond production of spat at a commercial oyster hatchery in Kent was investigated from summer 2006 to autumn 2008. Although disappointing in that no viable spat were produced, the project did deliver a low-cost technology that is transferrable to other areas, for example sites along the east coast of England where managed realignment is being considered. (The partners in the project were Seasalter Shellfish (Whitstable) Ltd. [FIFG applicant], SAGB & Seafish [in kind support]).

Trial of acoustic deterrents for prevention of porpoise by-catch (porpoise pingers) Phase 2 and 3 Endurance and Tangle

This study details the practicalities of attachment, deployment and testing of acoustic deterrents (porpoise pingers) within the Celtic sea gill net fishery.

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