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Seafish Responsible Sourcing Guide - Alaska pollock - September 2013

This Responsible Sourcing Guide to Alaska pollock contains information on sustainability issues, stock assessment, conservation measures and management worldwide for the individual stocks of this species updated to 2013. There is a short section on the product characteristics of the species. The information was obtained from scientific, industry and governmental sources and appropriate references are given.

Project inshore stage 1 report species profil

Discards New Developments 2013

Update on latest developments relating to discards in fishing. Covers 2013.

Responsible Fishing Scheme Version 2 - Terms of Reference

The Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) Version 2 Terms of Reference is a document which outlines the objectives, structure and scope for the new version of the RFS. Created through collaboration between Seafish and Global Seafood Assurances (GSA), the Terms of Reference (ToR) provides an overview of the RFS V2 standard development process, including a summary of the feedback received from extensive consultation involving a wide range of UK seafood sector and international stakeholders.

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Seafish response to SITPRO review into the cost of international trade regulation consultation

As part of a major Government review into the cost of international trade regulation, SITPRO is consulting with businesses to identify and quantify the compliance burden that UK businesses face when they trade internationally. To read the consultation go to: http://www.sitpro.org.uk/regreview/consultation.html

The Possibilities of Labelling Fish by its Region of Origin

This report is a response to speculation shown in the industry regarding consumer reaction to the ability to identify fish by its area of origin within Britain, and whether, and to what degree, consumers would favour fish landed locally as opposed to non-local fish. SEAFISH commissioned a survey among a structured sample of principal shoppers, and this report presents statistics and resultant conclusions from this survey.

Fuel Flow Metering for Fishing Vessels Phase-1 Preliminary Report

The objective of the Phase 1 work was to assess the available technology in terms of quoted specification, cost, transducer type and installation requirements, with a view to selecting devices to test. Work on Phase 1 formally started on 21 July 2008 and the agreed duration for the complete project was 2-3 months. From early discussions with suppliers of fuel flow meters, it became apparent that lead times for the supply of certain meters could be as much as one month. Given the proposed project duration and these supply times, it was vital to expedite decisions on which fuel meters would be tested within the programme. This report summarises findings thus far during Phase 1 of the work, to allow devices with long supply lead times to be ordered in time to ensure the project will complete to schedule. Decisions made on the devices to be tested are reported herein. These devices were selected in consultation with a representative SeaFISH during a meeting held on 24th July. As it is presented at a very preliminary stage of the work, it should be appreciated that the materials presented herein may be revised by the time of presentation of the final project report. The research team have already encountered one result that will significantly effect the direction of the work.

Environmental Management Systems - A Fisheries Perspective

This report discusses environmental management systems in the context of fisheries to evaluate their utility to achieve the same aims. The findings indicate that the fishing industry contain the requisite elements (suitable management structures and the ability to collect relevant information) that would enable them to operate such systems.

A Guide for Ecological Risk Assessment of the Effects of Commercial Fishing (ERAEF)

This report reviews ecosystem risk assessment methods and describes in detail the method evolved in Australia by CSIRO.

Fishermen's Handbook_Costs and Earnings of the Uk Fishing Vessel Fleet 1996/97

The SFIA has gathered data on costs and earnings of the UK Fishing Vessel Fleet, via annual surveys, since the 1970's. This information was used to examine the economic performance of the fleet as a whole and the results were distributed to fishing vessel owners in the form of a booklet containing summaries broken down into vessel length groupings.

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Trials to Compare the Thermal Performance of a New Design of Tri-pack Corrugated Plastic Non-reusable fish box with Expanded Polystyrene and Single Walled Fibreboard Boxes

Trials were carried out to compare the thermal properties of expanded polystyrene (EPS), single walled fibreboard (SWF) and corrugated plastic (CP) boxes. The boxes were tested in an environmental chamber and fish fillet temperature in each box was recorded for two time-temperature profiles. The first profile represented an interrupted chilled chain distribution over 66 hours, such as by airfreight, and the second profile represented a controlled chilled distribution of 72 hours, such as by road transport. Fillets in each box were chilled using a single frozen gel-ice pack placed on top of the fillets, or using ice. The EPS box was most effective at maintaining low fillet temperature for both temperature profiles and cooling methods. The CP box had similar but slightly better insulative properties than the SWF box. Ice chilling of fillets was more effective than a single gel-ice pack at maintaining low fillet temperatures for both temperature profiles. At the end of the trials using ice, the amount of melt water produced exceeded the capacity of the absorbent pad used. The ratio of ice used and/or absorbent pad capacity needs careful consideration to prevent fillets from soaking in melt water in non-draining boxes. Where fish is distributed in an uncontrolled chilled distribution chain, boxes with greater insulative properties, such as EPS would be advisable in order to maintain low product temperatures. Where fish is distributed in a strictly controlled distribution chain, it would be beneficial to use boxes with less insulation, to allow chill temperatures to influence product temperatures.

B9_Setting welfare standards of cod during transportation to improve safety and efficiency

The investigation of the relationship between fish size, stocking density, and water quality changes during live fish transportation is expected to give information that could form the basis of an industry code of practice for marine finfish transport which would improve the safety and welfare of fish under such conditions. This report covers a second series of trials testing the effects of a range of variables on water quality during simulated transport conditions, using the cod, Gadus morhua, as the test species.

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Final Minutes DAG meeting 25 November 2015

Final notes of the Discard Action Group meeting held at the Wesley Hotel, London on 25 November 2015.

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Drift netting for tuna; the feasibility and costs of alternative fishing methods

This report describes work carried out under contract to MAFF. It examines the implications of the impending ban on high seas drift netting on that sector of the Cornish fleet that is currently licensed to fish for albacore tuna. More specifically, it covers investigations in the UK, Ireland and northern Spain into alternative fishing methods, the potential for converting the vessels in question and some of the market aspects of these changes. It is concluded that conversion to the trolling system of towed lines is the most appropriate option for the Cornish vessels, that this conversion could be carried out at a realistic cost, that crews could adapt to the necessary changes quite readily and that market opportunities would be open to re-equipped vessels. Given the current volatility of the global market for albacore tuna it is not possible to predict whether the converted vessels would be commercially viable. Indications are that, in the long term, conditions in Europe could be favourable to vessels that converted to trolling.

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Seafood Imports - Legislation and Official Procedures - Questions and Answers

Import controls are in place to protect human and animal health. Food originating outside the UK may have been produced to different standards to the ones in force throughout the EU. Border controls ensure that only food that meets national food safety legislation, and therefore poses no risk to public health, is allowed into the country. Examples of food that would be stopped at the border are fish containing unacceptable levels of mercury, or shellfish containing natural toxins.

Part 10 Electrical Installations U15m 01Jan2013

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Seafood thawing

The seafood industry uses a large amount of frozen raw material. Much of this requires thawing before further use or processing. Companies typically thaw seafood in-house using a range of different methods. These vary from using water, air or steam through to microwave and radio frequency systems. The type of thawing method used is dependent on many factors including cost, throughput, timescale, size, efficiency and effect on quality amongst other things. Currently there is a lack of comprehensive, up to date information on seafood thawing, making it difficult for processors to understand the process, the relative merits of each type of available system and how and where the process can go wrong. This document is a compilation of available information on the thawing of seafood. It includes; - A summary of the key scientific principles of seafood thawing - An overview of relevant UK and EU legislation - A description of current UK thawing practice, highlighting good manufacturing practice and problem areas. - Information on different thawing systems and methods - A review of new technologies, and - Sources of further information and advice.

Comparing Industry Sector Values, With a Case Study of Commercial Fishing and Recreational Sea Angling

This report evaluates and recommends different economic analysis methods for comparing the value of industry sectors and informing policy questions about allocation of resources to achieve efficiency or fairness of distribution.

NAPA Mackerel and Herring FIP Progress Reporting

This spreadsheet captures the progress, and evidence, for the NAPA Mackerel and Herring FIP in 6 month intervals.

Utilisation of 2015 EU Faroe Bi-lateral 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 2015 EU-Faroe bilateral agreement and the utilisation of the agreement by Faroe. An estimate of the sales value of landings made under the agreement was also requested. The analysis of the 2015 agreement repeats a project undertaken by Seafish for SPIIG in 2015, which analysed utilisation of the 2014 bilateral agreement

Shellfish flesh waste in bait

Shell waste is a major problem with UK production of waste from calcareous shellfish (excluding Nephrops and shrimp) of around 75,000t/yr of which potentially ~20,000t is flesh. Although there are many theoretical options for the use of waste shell few are commercially viable, often due to the costs of separation and cleaning. Previous work has shown it is possible to separate the flesh from the shell and supply the ‘free of flesh shell’ for use in aggregates; however this leaves the problem of what to do with the fleshy material. The current “Proof of Concept” project has focused on the use of shellfish waste derived flesh waste in commercial bait. A comprehensive set of trials with bait sticks prepared from scallop (King & Queen), whelk, and crab waste demonstrated that the fleshy waste from shell is a suitable material for baits. Whelk and crab waste formed very good baits for lobster attraction and were comparable to standard baits for whelk attraction

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Economics of Potential Systems for Farmed Production of Cod

Experimentation with the cultivation of cod has a history going back more than a century and the potential for developing commercial cod production has been the subject of a number of studies over the past 15 years. Most of these studies have concluded that production of cod does not appear viable in general under the most likely assumptions of performance and price in prospect at the time. However, the most recent report prepared by Nautilus draws much more favourable conclusions on the prospects for viability.

Fisheries Management Issues Report

The Fisheries Management Issues Report summarises some of the current issues affecting the UK fishing industry. Information is collated from regional, UK and European sources and regular topics include discussions at the EU Fisheries Council meetings, official landings into the UK relative to allocated quotas and the extent of bans on fishing due to shellfish poisoning around the UK.

Final Note on Ethics Working Group meeting on 17 July 2014

Final note on the Ethics Working Group meeting held at Fishmongers' Hall, London on Thusday 17 July 2014.

Sail Power (Part II)

This reports the development and testing a means of integrating sail power for use on commercial fishing vessels. This report is part two of the Seafish report SR630 and describes work carried out on the construction, deployment and testing of an innovative foresail on a 21 meter commercial fishing vessel, the MFV Nova Spero (CN 187). The sail was initially tested during instrumented sea trials in Mounts Bay in Cornwall and subsequently deployed during three commercial Tuna trips to the Bay of Biscay. This report includes details of the: • Construction and fitting of the Forestay and Foresail • Initial seal trials • Modifications made to the foresail and rigging • Results of instrumented sail performance trials • Commercial trials results • Future developments

Seafish Standard Sampling Operating Procedure_Basic Video Mapping Seabed Habitats

A lack of information on the precise location of a protected marine habitat or refuge for a protected marine species has caused considerable delays in environmental impact assessments and at worst led to applications to develop shellfish farms being refused or withdrawn as regulators are unable to decide whether the farm site and/or access arrangements will or will not have a potential impact on a protected wildlife site (Seafish 2006 & 2007).

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