Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability2024-11-18T12:47:10+00:00

Since 2014, FIS has leveraged more than £3million in investment into innovation for sustainable UK seafood.

FIS WORK AREAS

FIS is currently focusing its efforts on the following three work areas.

All of our other past projects can be explored and searched for here.

Smartrawl

Smartrawl

Smartrawl puts the UK at the forefront of eliminating illegal discards and bycatch. FIS’s AI-aided precision fishing system will allow skippers to retain commercially valuable catch while releasing other animals back into sea unharmed.

Vessels of the Future

Vessels of the Future

FIS is investigating how to decarbonise fishing vessels in ways that are practical, safe, and competitive for UK fleets. Our partner, Macduff Ship Design, has developed the first detailed plans for net zero UK fishing vessels.

Digitalisation

Digitalisation 

With our seafood supply chain partners, FIS tested how digital technologies can strengthen UK seafood markets by improving traceability and verification, supporting scientific data collection, and adding value to catches.

LATEST NEWS

1111, 2024

Smartrawl set for sea trials: update from FIS at global summit

November 11, 2024|Categories: News, Smartrawl, Vessels of the Future|

October saw FIS Executive Director Kara Brydson and Chair John Goodlad travel to St Andrews to take part in the Responsible Seafood Summit, hosted by the Global Seafood Alliance. Across four days, the Summit welcomed seafood experts,

609, 2024

The role of solar in fishing: taking innovation into your own hands

September 6, 2024|Categories: News, Vessels of the Future|

Over the past 2 years, FIS has been delighted to work alongside Hans Unkles, inshore fisherman from Tayvallich, Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland, as he created the UK’s first fully electric, MCA accredited

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