United Kingdom

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood body Seafish has outlined its progress made working with industry and partners over the past year while also looking to a busy future with an annual plan published for 2024-25 and…

9th July 2024

Seafish delivering against priorities for UK seafood

9th July 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Winning the highly-coveted Innovation Award at the recent Seawork Expo 2024, Europe’s largest on-water commercial vessel expo, is affirmation of all the hard work that Sea-Flux has put into launching in the…

4th July 2024

Award-winning Sea-Flux champions safer seagoing

4th July 2024

BUSINESS & FINANCE

BUSINESS & FINANCE

Alleged collusion and unlawful price-fixing between six of the world’s leading salmon producers have been detailed in a new collective action proceeding filed in the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, which is demanding…

25th June 2024

Legal action launched against salmon farmers, millions sought for UK consumers

25th June 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

UK seafood charity Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability (FIS) has announced its current chair, John Goodlad, will be stepping down from the board in December 2024. FIS, which is governed and funded by M&S,…

25th June 2024

Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability seeks new chair

25th June 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Recognising emissions associated with the distribution of seafood are high, Palletower, a leading UK manufacturer, stockist and supplier of storage and logistics equipment, has transitioned the production of its plastic box pallets…

9th June 2024

Logistics experts reveal hidden carbon costs in seafood distribution

9th June 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With the net-zero commitments of 2045 for Scotland and 2050 for England on the horizon, alternative fuel sources for the UK fishing fleet are explored in a new report from Fisheries Innovation…

9th May 2024

Hydrogen power – the future of UK fishing?

9th May 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Following Mark Doherty’s promotion to Managing Director of John West in March this year, UK tinned seafood brand John West has announced the promotion of Kate Willoughby to Commercial Director, the position previously held by…

8th May 2024

John West appoints new commercial director

8th May 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Shellfish and seaweed farming offer potentially sustainable food sources and are increasingly recognised for their additional environmental benefits, but research into their value for fish populations is currently lacking.

1st May 2024

UK shellfish, seaweed farms offer valuable habitats for coastal fish

1st May 2024

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

Seafood Grimsby & Humber Alliance (SG&HA) has been confirmed as the next custodian of the Master Fishmonger Standard (MFS) – developed by The Fishmongers’ Company to celebrate skilled craftmanship, quality seafood and…

9th April 2024

New custodian for UK’s Master Fishmonger Standard

9th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The United Kingdom’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published guidance on this year’s fishing plan for Atlantic bluefin tuna in UK waters.

2nd April 2024

UK announces bluefin tuna fishing plan

2nd April 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

With new analysis of satellite data from non-profit Global Fishing Watch (GFW) finding that over 100,000 hours of apparent industrial fishing took place within the United Kingdom’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) in 2023, oceans…

21st March 2024

Oceana: UK MPAs subjected to 33,000 hours of suspected bottom trawling in 2023

21st March 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

New to the UK’s National Fish and Chip Awards 2024 is an Overseas Fish and Chip Shop category, with the award created to recognise international businesses putting Britain’s much-loved staple on the…

24th January 2024

UK fish and chip awards adds overseas category

24th January 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK fishers will continue to have access to Norwegian North Sea waters in 2024 and be able to fish for key whitefish stocks following the successful conclusion of annual fisheries negotiations between…

21st December 2023

UK, Norway agree package for continued North Sea access

21st December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To better understand how alternative fuels, power systems and drivetrains could offer a fresh blueprint for fishing vessels and greener fishing operations, six new vessel designs have been created to identify critical…

14th December 2023

Key milestone reached in transition to net-zero fishing

14th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following three days of negotiations in Brussels, European fisheries ministers have agreed on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas for 2024.

12th December 2023

2024 fishing quotas approved for EU, non-EU waters

12th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

UK government’s decision to restrict pollack fishing highlights the urgent need for more data about the species, according to the team working on the Pollack Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) project.

12th December 2023

Project seeks insights into struggling pollack populations

12th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

This year’s negotiations on fishing catch limits between the EU and UK concluded with a significant number of fish populations again put at risk of overfishing and collapse, including key species such…

11th December 2023

Oceana: EU, UK fishing deal puts stocks at risk

11th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK fishing industry will have access to 420,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities worth up to GBP 700 million after agreements were reached with the EU and Norway, UK government has confirmed.

11th December 2023

UK secures £970m worth of fishing

11th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The EU has successfully concluded agreements with the UK and Norway, and bilaterally with Norway, for fishing opportunities for next year.

11th December 2023

2024 fishing deals agreed by EU, UK and Norway

11th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Cecilie Myrseth, Norway’s new Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy, has met with UK culinary institution Westminster Kingsway College to learn how its students work with and learn about sustainable seafood from…

5th December 2023

New Norwegian minister learns from UK student chefs

5th December 2023