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This interim report is submitted to Seafish as part of the assignment titled ‘A review of the services provided by Seafish in relation to the UK aquaculture industry’. The preparation of this report represents Deliverable 3 of the assignment. The structure and content of the report is based on previous agreement between the contractor and the client as presented in the inception report. The contractors seek review, comments and approval from Seafish on this interim report.

The Annual Report provides a detailed Management Commentary and financial review of the activities undertaken by Seafish during 2022/2023 and information on future developments.

This is the second segment of the written learning materials for the Elementary Food Hygiene (online) training programme.

This is the first segment of the written learning materials for the Elementary Health and Safety (online) training programme.

The Consultation Paper sets out why a levy review is necessary, the proposed amendments, how the additional levy will be used, details of the value that Seafish delivers from the levy, and how to engage in the process.

An invitation to tender. Seafish Welsh seafood business case studies and recipe cards quote.

Meeting minutes for the 3rd meeting of the Finfish Advisory Group (FiAG) which took place on Wednesday 6th December 2023 via Microsoft Teams.

This is the thirteenth segment of the written learning materials for the Elementary Health and Safety (online) training programme.

The FisherMap protocol has been revised in order to map out commercial fishing grounds, main target species and gear contribution to fishermen’s livelihood. The initial version developed by Finding Sanctuary, the Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) project for the South-west of England, used a questionnaire and mapping survey followed by validation meetings to describe the extent of fishing grounds. The revised protocol, used by the three new MCZ regional projects, links individual grounds to percentage gross earnings. Using data from the Seafish annual fisheries economic survey data by fleet segment, it will now be possible to convert individual percentage values into a common currency across fisheries, in a way similar to the 100 pennies approach pioneered by Ecotrust in California. The revised protocol also uses a simplified and standardised gear description directly compatible with the codes used by the Marine and Fisheries and other Agencies. This will make it easier to cross-validate data from various sources. However, the coarse time scale (overall average over last 5 years) and precise local spatial definition used in FisherMap provide unique and rich information that are not collected elsewhere. With the revised FisherMap, the validation group meetings will also have to discuss and finalise the overall economic value of composite maps of local fishing grounds. The same, or subsequent, group meetings presenting the regional conservation priorities will ask fishermen to share their expert local knowledge of essential fish habitats, features and species targeted by the conservation objectives. Local knowledge will be essential to obtain meaningful estimates of both economic and environmental impacts (positive and negative) that the MCZ regional projects need to estimate for their Impact Assessment (IA) of each proposed network and associated management regime. MCZ regional projects would greatly benefit from using Seafish species guides and information on basic fishing methods, and from collaborative work with Seafish, especially Seafish economists to devise a sampling strategy for fishing vessels along the coast and use the best economics data available to conduct their Impact Assessments.

This is the tenth segment of the written learning materials for the Elementary Health and Safety (online) training programme.

This document provides a summary of the responses received on the recent voluntary non-statutory consultation (the informal consultation) on the proposed changes to the Seafish levy and details the Seafish Board’s response.

This is the second segment of the written learning materials for the Elementary Health and Safety (online) training programme.