Fisheries Media Coverage

The Company’s fisheries project portfolio garners a wide range of media coverage, from specialist industry outlets to national platforms. The below provides a catalogue of coverage from across the last few years. Please note some items are behind a paywall. Where articles have been posted on multiple platforms, only one link has been provided.

2024

Freshwater

30/05/24 – Farmer co-op aims to restore England’s chalk streams

15/08/24 – Protecting Atlantic Salmon populations

Marine

16/02/24 – Help to design better PFDs for fishing!

28/03/24 – Attaching seaweed spores to used scallop shells could restore UK’s coastal kelp forests

25/04/24 – Network launches for young fishermen in Cornwall

30/05/24 – 12 Silk Handkerchiefs: Remembering Hull’s Safety Pioneers

10/06/24 – Shellfish die off must never be allowed to happen again

11/07/24 – Cornish Fishermen Share Fisheries Successes in Cyprus

29/07/24 – A day in the life of: CFPO’s Young Fishermen Network coordination Matilda Phillips

21/08/24 – Cornwall’s Gen Z Food Producers Forge an Alliance

Seafood Trade

26/01/24 – Seafood Grimsby & Humber Alliance Spearheads Decarbonisation

16/02/24 – Norway-UK Seafood Summit 2024

06/03/24 – UK and Norway Strengthen Collaboration in Seafood Sector

07/04/24 – UK Master Fishmonger Standard entrusted to Seafood Grimsby & Humber Alliance

31/05/24 – Fishmongers’ Company and Grimsby Seafood Cluster Visits North East Scotland fishing and harbour businesses

03/06/24 – Visit paid to fishing and harbour businesses in Peterhead and Fraserburgh

03/06/24 – Positive signs for UK seafood processing sector as Hilton, Espersen, NESI invest in Grimsby

06/06/24 – Seafood Grimsby & Humber Alliance oversees first MFS accreditations

15/07/24 – MSC UK Awards

01/09/24 – Uncovering the wonders of whelks

Aquaculture

03/07/24 – Shucking champs and naked clams

31/07/24 – Ecosystem Benefits of UK Oyster Farms

02/08/24 – Hexham-based Envision Marine Ltd drives oyster farm study

27/08/24 – Expanding Pacific Oyster Farming “Carries Few Environmental Risks”

Education & Careers

30/04/24 – Seafood industry determined to take the lead on sustainability narrative

24/05/24 – A day in the life of: Shellfish sales and marketing manager Sarah Holmyard

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