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Seafood social profile Thailand November 2020

This report on Thailand is part of a series of country risk profiles that are designed to provide an understanding of the social risks associated with the key source countries that export seafood to the UK. Each report covers risks related to the production and processing of both wild catch and aquaculture seafood products. This report covers issues such as forced and child labour, working conditions, and impacts of the industry on local communities, as well as the mitigation efforts and regulatory frameworks put in place to address these risks.

Climate change adaptation in UK seafood (wild capture) - summary report

This summary report concerns UK seafood wild capture supply chains reliant on domestic and international production. It sets out major impacts from key climate change drivers and major areas of adaptation action, from production to processing.

2023 Fish as Food review

A review of developments in UK seafood consumption which looks at implications and practical responses.

Seafish Brussels Update 23/04/2016 – 29/04/2016

Brussels update of seafood legislation developments, including: New Seafish Brussels Event; IUU fishing; Thailand ethical and sustainable fisheries; EU & Canada take measures to strengthen their fight against IUU fishing; Sri Lanka welcomes the announcement of the lifting of EU red card; the EU’s carding process; preventing IUU fisheries in the Arctic high seas; proposal for a Directive to improve the working conditions in the fishing sector; Changes within DG SANTE: Directorate F Health & Food audits and analysis (formerly FVO); FVO audit of Vietnam fishery products.

Fishmeal and fish oil facts and figures. March 2018.

Seafish continues to support the fishmeal industry through the provision of news and factual information. These fishmeal and fish oil facts and figures draw together the latest available data on World, European and UK markets, as well as the supply of fishmeal for land animals and fish feed.

Net Positive Fishing: Disruptive Seafood Harvesting Workshop

A report calling on industry to invest in new fishing net technology to reduce the impacts of bottom-trawling.Net Positive: Disruptive Seafood was supported by Seafish through the Strategic Investment Programme and delivered by Espersen, Icelandic Seachill, and Nomad Foods. The report follows a workshop hosted at FAI Farms in Oxford, which brought together seafood industry actors, scientists and technology developers from across a variety of disciplines, with the goal of creating and building support for innovative selective harvest design concepts, with the potential to transform the wild-caught seafood sector.

Aquaculture Common Issues Group. News alert. May 2021.

May news alert sent to ACIG subscribers on 3 June 2021.

Climate change adaptation in the UK (wild capture) seafood industry 2018

This report from Seafish and the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) considers recent advances in understanding and industry experience of climate change drivers and impacts.

Delivery Report 2012-2015

The Seafish Delivery Report 2012-2015 looks back at performance against KPIs over the previous period and contains details of case studies and key achievements.

Seafood social profile Philippines January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

UK Seafood Industry Guide - Preparing your business for the end of the UK's Transition Period

Guidance on preparing your business for the end of the UK's Transition Period.

SR695 UK Shellfish Production and Several, Regualting and Hybrid Orders

The Contribution and Value of Orders in Relation to the Sector’s Past Development and Future Growth

Seafood Regulation Expert Group Minutes – October 2016

Brexit; The Seafood Industry Alliance; Official Controls Review; Traceability and Consumer Information; Labelling Nutrition and Origin of Primary Ingredients; Tuna Treatment with Nitrite; Regulatory Delivery Food Standards and Labelling and Food Hygiene Expert Panel Reports; Acrylamide; Biocides; Live American Lobsters; Crabs to China; Certificate of Origin; Re-Enforced Checks Guidance; Union Customs Code; Glaze Guide; Hydrogen peroxide; Botulism; Markets Advisory Council; FVO VIsit South West

Seafood social profile Indonesia January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Value of proposed and alternative Irish Sea MCZs to Northern Ireland fishing

By Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd

Seafish Insight: Fishing references by country in 2017 U. S. TIP Report. June 2017.

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts. The U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons report (TIP) 2017 was published on 27 June 2017. This document lists the references to fishing by country.

Seafood social profile India January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Understanding and responding to climate change in UK seafood (wild capture) - full report

The report concerns UK seafood wild capture supply chains reliant on domestic and international production. It covers major impacts from key climate change drivers, from production to processing, and sets out major areas of adaptation action.

Seafish Insight: Fishing references by country in 2018 U.S. TIP Report. June 2018

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. It is also the world’s most comprehensive resource of governmental anti-human trafficking efforts. The U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons report (TIP) 2018 was published on 28 June 2018. This document lists the references to fishing by country.

Seafish Insight: Fishing references by country in 2019 U.S. TIP Report. August 2019.

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. This document lists the references to fishing by country in the 2019 report.

Presentations given at Seafish Data Deficient Fisheries Panel. Malta. February 2016.

Seafish facilitated a Data Deficient Fisheries panel at the Seaweb Seafood Summit in Malta on Wednesday 3 February 2016. A number of new risk assessment methods have been developed in recent years, with the intention of providing data deficient fisheries with alternative ways of assessing their impacts on stocks and ecosystems. The aim of the session was to explore these methods and to share knowledge to allow for increased data collection and to move more fisheries towards ‘data rich’. The session was facilitated by Phil MacMullen, Seafish and there were four speakers: Simon Jennings, Cefas; Tom Pickerell, Seafish; Stewart Crichton, Orkney Fisherman’s Society and Dawn Dougherty, SNAP Data Limited Fisheries Working Group, The Nature Conservancy.

Understanding and responding to a changing climate in the UK seafood industry: Climate change risk adaptation for wild capture seafood - full report

The report concerns UK seafood supply chains reliant on domestic and international wild capture seafood. It covers major impacts from key climate change drivers, from production to markets, and sets out major areas of adaptation action.

Seafood social profile Vietnam January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

A review of the services provided by Seafish in relation to UK aquaculture industry

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.

Presentations given at Seafish 'Social Responsibility in Seafood' workshop. Malta. January 2016.

Seafish facilitated the pre-summit workshop at the Seaweb Seafood Summit in Malta on Sunday 31 January 2016. The topic was ‘Social Responsibility in Seafood’. This workshop presented the ongoing or developing initiatives that aim to eliminate social and ethical concerns in the seafood industry, as well as map these initiatives throughout the supply chain. There were 14 powerpoint presentations which have been collated here. Please also see the handout and the summary note on the workshop.

USA Export Guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in USA.

Seafish Brussels Update - 3-10 June 2016

Brussels update of seafood legislation developments, including: EU–Chile trade; Horizon 2020; Unfair Trading Practices; Suriname FVO report; 40th Annual Session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean; Fishing opportunities for sandeel

France seafood market guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in France.

Seafood social profile South Korea January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

New Zealand Seafood Ethics Profile

Seafish commissioned a study to assess the ethical issues impacting on seafood species landed into, and imported to the UK from a wide range of countries. This New Zealand profile looks at the main seafood products; seafood exports to UK; employment in seafood; human trafficking and forced labour indicators and rankings and research reports; ratification of international human rights and labour instruments; fisheries policy and management structure/administration; control of IUU fishing and related labour abuse; measures to protect migrant fishers; partnerships and improvement projects; and an overall assessment or criteria for overall risk assessment for New Zeland.

Climate change adaptation - Watching Brief 2017

A Seafish/MCCIP Watching Brief report on how the seafood industry in the UK is adapting to climate change.

Common Language Group. News alert. August 2022.

August news alert sent to CLG subscribers on 11 August 2022.

Understanding the Welsh seafood supply chain

Report produced by CamNesa Consulting Ltd on behalf of Seafish Industry Authority

EU Alert Monitoring – 19 February 2016

Brussels update of seafood legislation developments, including: Management of external fishing fleets; Tuna in British Waters; Action needed to protect coastal fishing; 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility; European Fisheries Control Agency; Expert group on fisheries data collection; TTIP; Scrutinising the new GSP+ mechanism; Official Controls Review; Food chain safety; Eco-labelling at EU level

Fishing refererences by country in 2020 U.S. TIP Report. July 2020.

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. This document lists the references to fishing by country in the 2020 report.

Final Pelagic Industry Issues Group minutes for 18 October 2016

Final minutes of the Pelagic Industry Issues meeting held in Aberdeen on Tuesday 18 October 2016.

Seafish Domestic Aquaculture Advisory Committee (SDAAC) - Seafish Powerpoint presentation

The Seafish Powerpoint presented at the SDAAC meeting, held in London 6th May 2016

Quay Issues: Fleet Economic Performance Dataset 2008-16

The Seafish Fleet Economic Performance Dataset provides a detailed insight into the financial and operational performance of the fleet between 2008 and 2016 alongside analysis produced by the Seafish Economics team.

2023 Fish as Food review appendices

Appendices to support the full report on our review of developments in UK seafood consumption looking at implications and practical responses.

Seafood social profile Argentina January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Fishing refererences by country in 2022 U.S. TIP Report. July 2022. Summary

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report is the U.S. Government’s principal diplomatic tool to engage foreign governments on human trafficking. This document lists the references to fishing by country in the 2022 report.

Fishing references by country in 2023 U.S. TIP Report. July 2023. Summary

This lists the references to fishing by country in the 2023 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report (U.S. Government report on human trafficking). This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Please request an accessible format.

An assessment of ethical issues impacting on the UK seafood supply chain: Literature review

Seafish commissioned a study to assess the ethical issues impacting on seafood species landed into, and imported to the UK. This literature review is one of the key outputs. This addresses; the context and challenges; the scope of analysis, in applying ethical concepts and standards to the seafood industry; a review of relevant published reports; a review of media reports, websites and advocacy campaigns; an initial assessment of government, industry and multi-stakeholder initiatives; and an overall assessment and gap analysis.

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..

Poland seafood market guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in Poland.

Seafood social profile China January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Canada Export Guide

A market research report on the seafood sector in Canada.

Food Security Report - Annexes

An initial review of developments, implications and practical responses from industry and Seafish.

Seafood social profile Spain January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Product integrity: An initial review of developments, implications, and practical responses

This report focuses on the integrity of UK seafood products. It considers the major industry impacts arising from key drivers of product corruption and sets out major areas where a response from industry and Seafish may be required.

Seafood social profile Turkey January2020

This profile is part of a series on the social risks associated with countries that are important to the UK seafood industry. It covers risks related to the production and processing of wild caught and farmed seafood.

Utilisation of 2017 European Union - Faroe Islands Bilateral Fisheries Agreement

The Seafish Pelagic Industry Issues Group (SPIIG) asked Seafish to undertake an independent analysis of the utilisation by the UK and rest of EU of the 2017 EU-Faroe bilateral agreement and the utilisation of the agreement by Faroe Islands. This report is the fourth project undertaken by Seafish for PIIG and includes additional time trend and trade overview.

Thailand Seafood Ethics Profile

Seafish commissioned a study to assess the ethical issues impacting on seafood species landed into, and imported to the UK from a wide range of countries. This Thailand profile looks at the main seafood products; seafood exports to UK; employment in seafood; human trafficking and forced labour indicators and rankings and research reports; ratification of international human rights and labour instruments; fisheries policy and management structure/administration; control of IUU fishing and related labour abuse; measures to protect migrant fishers; partnerships and improvement projects; and an overall assessment or criteria for overall risk assessment for Thailand.

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