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Modern Purse Seining with Winch and Sonar

The report which has been written for the Indonesian project outlines the basic principles of purse seining and the use of sonar to track a fish shoal during the setting of the net. This information is of general interest but the report is also more specific in describing the best layout for a purse sener vessel of 15m length for the Indonesian project.

Quay Issues: 2014 Economics of the UK Fishing Fleet

Part of the Quay Issues family of publications, the '2014 Economic Survey of the UK Fishing Fleet' includes the most recent nationwide costs and earnings data on the UK catching sector. The study presents the latest economic data for the commercially active UK fishing fleet and includes chapters on income, costs, fuel, employment and profitability as well as a comparison of the four home nation fleets.

Response to Defra's consultation on secondary legislation for new marine licensing systems

This is a response to the Consultation on secondary legislation for new marine licensing systems that was carried out by Defra's Marine Licensing Team. Seafish is concerned that new administrative burdens might be imposed upon small aquaculture businesses as a result of amendments to existing consents. These burdens must be avoided or minimised. The consultation papers are available here: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/marine-eia-habitats/index.htm

pr seafish damage control box wins safety awards.pdf

press release - best new chip shop finalists 2012.pdf

Reputation and integrity in the transparency era: Implications for seafood

press release - contribution to local comm 2013.pdf

Celebration of Sustainable Seafood - Billingsgate Seafood Training School

With financial support from Seafish, Billingsgate Seafood Training School completed a project called ‘Celebration of Sustainable Seafood.’ It created a new educational seminar format, which included producing a number of species-specific case studies - to celebrate and explain the seafood industry’s efforts to fish responsibly and care for the environment. This factsheet summarises the project and what was achieved.

Exploring the Italian market for Nephrops from Scotland

In 2003 the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish), in association with Seafood Scotland and Scottish Development International commissioned a study to explore the market for Scottish Nephrops in Italy. This key features document provides an overview of the study's findings.

The value of Irish Sea Marine Conservation Zones to the Northern Irish fishing industry

This report is by Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd at the request of the Seafish Northern Ireland Advisory Committee (SNIAC) and was funded by Seafish.

A case study review of the potential impact of proposed CFP discard reform. Poseidon report to Seafish UK, 2013

The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) introduces a landing obligation to eliminate discarding. The objective of this research, was to determine the potential economic implications of this discards ban on selected case study UK fleets through establishing a) how would the landing obligation affect fleet economic performance, b) at fleet level, and given current discards, what would the quota requirements amount to, and c) identify any ‘choke’ species that could limit operations of the fleet. The report highlights two key aspects of the landings obligation: the restricting effect of so-called “choke” species, and a lack of clarity surrounding the permitted flexibilities contained within the legislation. The results confirm what we already thought: much work remains to be done in order to ensure that we have a fishing fleet which operates sustainably, profitably and in line with the recently agreed landings obligation.

FS18-12.08 Dec 2008 Fuel Flow Meters

This work investigated the accuracy and precision of fuel flow meters that may be used on commercial fishing vessels to give real-time indication of engine fuel economy during operations. The study looked into the most accurate way to meter fuel consumption on a commercial fishing vessel, the cost of this to fishermen, how straightforward the device would be to fit on a fishing vessel and whether the sensors are suited to the demanding environmental conditions onboard fishing vessels. Looking at six different meters the study concluded the best all round performer was the oval gear positive displacement meter, the Flowtech Oval MIII. When the temperature increase in the return fuel line is significant and the cost can be justified by the rating of the engine, Coriollis mass flow rate meters should provide accurate and repeatable fuel consumption figures.

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