Responding to priorities identified by the United Kingdom’s seafood industry and the government, public body Seafish has launched its new Corporate Plan 2023-2028.
According to the organisation, this strategic roadmap reflects its vision for a thriving seafood sector and its ambition to drive the industry forward and foster sustainability, resilience and prosperity.
The 2023-2028 Corporate Plan was developed following a Strategic Review of Seafish that involved consultation and collaboration with government and stakeholders from the seafood industry across the UK.
“Our new corporate plan demonstrates our ongoing commitment to support the UK seafood industry,” Seafish CEO Marcus Coleman said. “Consultation with industry and government stakeholders has been instrumental in shaping our new priorities. By working together, we can ensure that our initiatives are directly informed by the aspirations of the seafood industry.”
The new strategy aims to provide the support industry needs to address current challenges, such as labour shortages, the climate emergency, post-Brexit trade as well as reputational challenges the sector faces. These events have a direct impact on all seafood businesses and will influence industry’s performance over the next five years and beyond.
The new corporate plan comprises seven key priorities that will shape the organisation’s strategic efforts over the next five years. These priorities are:
- Ensuring a safe and skilled workforce
- Facilitating and promoting international trade
- Responding to the climate change emergency
- Improving fisheries management
- Enabling supply chain resilience
- Improving data, insight, and innovation
- Championing industry reputation
“Our non-competitive position working across the supply chain and the UK is a fundamental strength that enables us to provide the support industry needs,” Coleman said. “It helps us to work in close partnership with all parts of the sector, ensuring we are ready to address the challenges and opportunities an increasingly volatile and evolving landscape create.”
The Seafish Corporate Plan 2023-2028 has been turned into an interactive video allowing viewers to create playlists based on the information they are most interested in.
Visit the Seafish Corporate Plan 2023-2028 interactive video at www.seafish.org/corporate-plan.
