At our “Blue Foods: Putting Fishing on the Food Agenda” event on 28 November 2023, we heard from a variety of speakers examining seafood as a solution to the economic, environmental and societal challenges posed by food production.
New Fisheries Management Plans Published
Blue Foods: Seafood as a Solution Pt. 1: All Our Panelists' Answers
Fishing Safety at Sea: All Our Panelists' Answers
Final Consultation for the Frontrunner FMPs: What You Need to Know
Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) set out policies for maintaining one or more stocks at sustainable levels, or restoring them to these levels if needed. Six FMPs have been selected as frontrunners, with a final consultation now launched ahead of their anticipated publication at the end of 2023. This digest summarises the purpose of the final consultation and ways to engage in this, the key issues under consideration for each of the frontrunner FMPs and engagement that has already been undertaken during the FMP development.
The Future of UK Fisheries Management: All Our Panelists' Answers
Notice of AGM
The next AGM of the APPG on Fisheries will be held on 24 May, from 9:30am to 10:00am, at 1 Parliament Street, London. Following the AGM, minutes will be published on our website here.
For more information, please get in touch with the Secretariat: secretariat@fisheriesappg.org
Fishing in the Data Age: All Our Panelists' Answers
The Joint Fisheries Statement: What you need to know
The Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) was published on 23 November 2022. It sets the direction of UK fisheries management following Brexit, outlining how the fisheries policy authorities of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will meet the eight objectives of the Fisheries Act 2020 to achieve environmental and economic sustainability. This digest focuses on how the final version of the JFS differs from the consultation draft published earlier in 2022.
Fishing in a Changing Seascape: Event recording
Fishing Crews Today and Tomorrow: All Our Panelists' Answers
Fisheries and Food Policy: All Our Panelists’ Answers
At our “Fisheries and Food Policy” event, we heard from a variety of speakers on how to better connect the seafood sector with food policy and the wider food supply chain in the UK, with discussion covering the role of seafood in food security, interactions between policy and consumer behaviour, and the importance of transparency in the seafood supply chain.
The Future of Fuel for Fishing: All Our Panelists' Answers
At our “The Future of Fuel for Fishing” event, we heard from speakers from a range of organisations and backgrounds, who offered their insights into how the fishing industry can be supported in the short-term to cope with fuel prices, and how in the longer-term, fishing fleets could switch to alternative energy sources altogether.
