Seafish, the public body dedicated to supporting the UK seafood industry, has reviewed its progress against key priorities set for the sector as part of its strategic plan.
Those priorities, which were set in 2023 as part of a five-year corporate plan, include ensuring a safe and skilled workforce, promoting international trade, addressing climate change, enhancing fisheries management, boosting supply chain resilience, improving data and innovation, and championing the industry's reputation.
The organization said some of its key achievements, according to industry feedback, were the publication of "Skilled Worker Visa" guides, the delivery of nearly 6,000 training placements, and the participation of seafood businesses in four international trade shows. Additionally, Seafish has provided valuable advice on import charges and plastic packaging tax and developed a carbon emissions profiling tool to aid in meeting net-zero targets, it said.
Seafish has collaborated with the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and the UK Marine Management Organization, engaging 350 fishermen in fisheries management plans, and developed animal welfare codes for the shellfish industry, it also said.
Seafish has also addressed "misinformation" about scampi and conducted health and safety workshops. CEO Marcus Coleman emphasized the importance of industry feedback in shaping Seafish’s initiatives, noting significant progress through collaboration with industry stakeholders.
To maintain funding for these initiatives, Seafish is consulting on proposed changes to its levy system. It has scheduled three webinars to discuss the proposed levy changes.
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