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  • Nutrient Pollution

    Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Aquaculture Profile - Nutrient Pollution.
  • Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)

    The ETI is a leading alliance of companies, trade unions and NGOs that promotes respect for workers’ rights around the globe.
  • Farm Siting

    Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) Aquaculture Profile - Farm Siting.
  • Farm Siting

    Turbot (Psetta maxima) Aquaculture Profile - Farm Siting.
  • Intermediate Fish Quality Assessment

    Our principles of fish quality assessment course combined with at least one full day of practical assessment.
  • Stay safe with the digital First Aid at Sea guide on your phone

    We’ve created the only ‘First Aid at Sea’ handbook specifically for the fishing industry, in partnership with the Welsh Fishing Safety Committee
  • Plastic Packaging Tax guidance

    If you manufacture or import plastic packaging, you may need to register for Plastic Packaging Tax. Our guidance is for seafood businesses only.
  • International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)

    An international non-governmental organisation that works towards the establishment of equitable, gender-just, self-reliant and sustainable fisheries.
  • Gear Size

    Reducing the physical size of the whole gear or just part of the gear to reduce unwanted by-catch and be able to handle the gear more efficiently.
  • Seafood Guide contents and ordering information

    Seafood Guide contents and ordering information.
  • Out-rig Trawling

    Out-rig trawling is a method of multi rig trawling where two small otter trawls with nets behind, are towed from the ends of outrigger derricks.
  • Anti-Slavery International

    The world’s oldest international human rights organisation and the only charity in the UK to work exclusively against slavery.
  • Market Insight

    We provide data, trends, and insight relating to the UK seafood market. This content is for seafood businesses only and requires registration.
  • Semi-Pelagic Trawl

    A trawl towed on or very close to the seabed with the trawl doors swimming several metres off the seabed. 
  • Pots and Traps - General

    Pots and traps are generally rigid structures into which fish or shellfish are guided through funnels that make entry easy but escape difficult.
  • Steaming on sunshine: The UK’s first solar powered fishing vessel

    Inshore lobster potter and boat builder, Hans Unkles, converts the Lorna Jane into the UK's first fully approved electric commercial fishing vessel.
  • Autumn/Winter dates announced for more Man Overboard Awareness events

    More fully funded sessions at training pools across the UK for those working on commercial fishing vessels. Book now for these popular events.
  • Welsh Government and Seafish announce funding support to make cockle picking and shellfish farming safer

    Workers given money to buy life-saving Personal Flotation Devices following the recent loss of two cockle pickers in Wales.
  • Inclined Separator Panels

    An inclined separator panel separates the catch into the bottom living and the higher swimming species and directs them into two separate cod-ends.
  • News Important safety update about Personal Location Beacons

    We have published new advice for fishermen who have bought or are planning to buy a Personal Location Beacon (PLB) through our funding scheme.
  • Learning is just a screen away

    The rise of interactive video-based training.
  • Saudi Government increases import duty

    Import duty increases imposed by the Saudi Government
  • SDN - Anchor Seine

    A net shot in the open sea using very long ropes to lay out the net and ropes on the seabed prior to hauling from a boat at anchor.
  • Amity Net Grid

    The amity net grid is a selective device designed to separate nephrops from fish.
  • Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool fully available

    An online tool designed to support the seafood sector’s response to climate change has been launched.
  • Pots and Traps - Velvet Crab

    Traps or creels, used for velvet crab are similar to those used for lobster.
  • Coverless Trawls

    A coverless trawl has the top panel of the net cut back so that the headline and footrope are of similar length.
  • Cefas Net Grid

    The Cefas Net Grid is a selective device designed to separate nephrops from fish.
  • Diamond Mesh Size

    Most fishing gear is made of netting with diamond shaped meshes, this gives the gear flexibility and a certain amount of stretch.
  • Pole and Line

    This is a basic rod and line fishery using barbless hooks and live bait.
  • Pelagic Pair Trawl

    A trawl towed in mid-water between two vessels to target pelagic fish.
  • UK fishing fleet’s ability to respond to challenges showcased in latest Quay Issues magazine

    New edition of Seafish publication highlights UK fishing industry’s spirit in finding new ways to thrive.
  • Twin Rig Trawl - Sole twin rig

    A fishing method used by smaller vessels to target Dover sole. It involves towing two small trawls side by side.
  • F-Cap. (Faithlie Cod Avoidance Panel)

    The F-CAP was developed to release cod from a nephrops trawl.
  • Multi Rig Trawl - Sole triple rig

    This is a fishing method used by smaller vessels to target Dover sole. It involves towing three small trawl side by side.
  • Long line

    Long lining can be used to target both pelagic and demersal fish.
  • Jigging

    Jigging is a method of fishing. Hooks are attached to artificial lures to attract and capture fish.
  • Demersal Trawl - Nephrops trawl

    A low demersal trawl towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors) designed to target nephrops.
  • 4 Panel Cod-end

    By constructing a 4 panel cod-end, it allows the cod-end to remain more open and increases the flow of water, allowing the fish more space to swim.
  • Gear Operation

    This is where there is a complete change of fishing gear or the way the fishing gear is operated to change the catch composition.
  • Twin Rig Trawl - Mixed species twin rig

    A fishing method using two trawls side by side to target a mix of bottom living species and demersal round fish.
  • Escape Gaps

    Escape gaps are usually flat pieces of rigid plastic with a rectangular hole in that is fitted into pots and traps to release small shellfish
  • Inclined Netting Grids

    An inclined netting grid is a panel of netting fitted inside a trawl and set at an angle.
  • UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework

    The UN Guiding Principles Reporting Framework provides straightforward guidance for companies to report on how they respect human rights.
  • Pots and Traps - Brown Crab

    Two main shapes of trap are used to target brown crabs.
  • Pots and Traps - Lobster

    The D shaped creel with two entrances is the favoured trap by many lobster fishermen.
  • T90 Cod-ends

    In this design the cod-end mesh is turned through 90 degrees into T90 configuration.
  • Legatum Foundation

    The Legatum Foundation has a sector-based approach to granting and to developing a set of origination, due diligence, evaluation and reporting tools.
  • Beam Trawl - Sumwing

    In this fishing method of beam trawling, the beam is replaced with 'wing' style of beam without any beam shoes at the ends.
  • Fyke Net

    A fyke net is a type of fish trap and are generally operated in shallow coastal waters, such as estuaries and sheltered bays.
  • Queen Scallop Dredge

    A dredge used to target queen scallops are wider and higher than a traditional Newhaven scallop dredge.
  • Demersal Trawl - Rockhopper trawl

    The rockhopper, or hopper trawl, is a  trawl that is towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors).
  • Demersal Trawl - Sole Trawl

    A trawl towed on the seabed, with the mouth held open by a pair of otter boards (trawl doors) designed and rigged to target Dover sole.
  • SELTRA Box - Diamond mesh

    The SELTRA box is a four panel extension section with a top panel of either large diamond mesh or large square mesh to encourage small fish to escape.
  • SELTRA Box - Square mesh panel

    The SELTRA box is a four panel extension section with a top panel of either large diamond mesh or large square mesh to encourage small fish to escape.
  • Guidance. Common Vision for Sustainable Seafood

    The Vision includes six steps businesses can take to develop and implement sustainable seafood commitments to improve the health of ocean ecosystems.
  • Off Bottom Trawl

    This is a trawl that, by the way it is rigged and towed, swims clear of the seabed but close enough to target some of the demersal species.
  • Separator panels

    A separator panel is a horizontal panel of netting designed to divide the trawl into two sections one above the other.
  • Beach Seine

    A net shot by hand or from a small boat in a circular shape and drawn ashore by hand from both ends, which targets fish living close to the shoreline.
  • Made in a Free World

    Made in a Free World have a range of tools to addresses slavery in general and slavery in the seafood sector.
  • Benthic Panel

    A benthic panel is a small panel of square mesh or large diamond mesh inserted in the bottom panel of a trawl.
  • LA Ring Net

    A LA Ring Net is a long net that is shot to surround a shoal of pelagic fish with a ‘wall’ of netting.