Our event on 24 March investigated how innovation, data and technology were bringing benefits to the UK fisheries sector. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event

On 25 February 2021, we heard from Secretary of State George Eustice MP and Anne Freeman of Defra about the next steps for the UK following the implementation of the Fisheries Act and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This article addresses all the questions answered in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event

This article gives an overview of what the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement means for the UK fisheries sector - covering quota transfers, access to waters, sustainability, trade, and responses from the industry.

The Fisheries Bill has now been enshrined in law as the Fisheries Act 2020. This article breaks down the key parts of the Act: its eight objectives, the Joint Fisheries Statement, licensing rules, and next steps for the UK fishing industry.

Our event on 1 December examined how legislation, communication, technology and collaboration could improve fishing safety in the UK. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event

Our event on 4 November examined the effects of climate change on the UK fishing sector, and how the fleet can respond. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event.

Our event on 29 September examined how regional initiatives could aid fisheries management and support for fishing communities. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event.

Fisheries management in the UK involves a number of different authorities and organisations. This article provides a breakdown of the different players, who is responsible for what, and how they interact with each other.

Our event on July 2 covered the mental and physical wellbeing challenges faced by UK fishing communities, and how they are being addressed. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event.

Our event on June 4 covered innovative responses to the pandemic from seafood businesses and organisations across the UK. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event.

In this blog post we highlight a number of direct-sales initiatives operating across the UK, in the hope of providing a resource for both the seafood industry and consumers alike.

Our most recent event, and our first to be hosted online, addressed the topic of support measures for the fisheries implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article addresses all the questions raised in the meeting, and also hosts the full recording of the event.

Many organisations have responded to the ongoing coronavirus crisis by highlighting a number of new and existing resources for the seafood industry. The APPG Secretariat has compiled some of the most useful.

With the advent of a new government, a new Fisheries Bill has begun making its way through the Houses of Parliament. This article covers the significant changes that the new Bill has introduced.

On Monday 20 January, Parliamentarians from the UK and Norway gathered in the Palace of Westminster’s Grand Committee Room. The subject on the table was fisheries, a pertinent topic for both nations.

The Future of Our Inshore Fisheries conference in October 2019 was a major milestone in this Seafish-facilitated project that aims to drive change for the UK inshore fishing industry. The APPG Secretariat shares some impressions from the conference. 

At the beginning of the decade, the fact that 1.7 million tonnes of fish were being discarded at sea every year in European waters was brought to the forefront of public and policy discussion. This figure shocked the European public and sparked a petition that gathered 870,000 signatures in support of a policy change to prevent discarding. The EU responded by introducing the Landing Obligation. What does this piece of legislation mean for UK fisheries?