Innovating for the future: Insights from our Board & Stakeholder Committee
Smartrawl, net zero fishing vessels, digitalisation and ‘thinking the unthinkable’ were hot topics at Fishmongers’ Hall this week (28 Nov), where we brought our new Stakeholder Committee and Board of Trustees together to discuss game-changing innovation to support the UK seafood industry. Meeting for the first time under the our
Announcement of FIS AGM
The 2023 FIS Annual General Meeting will take place in London on Wednesday 29 November. FIS Trustees will formally receive the charity’s annual accounts, after which the FIS Annual Report & Financial Statement will be available on the FIS website. For more information, get in touch with FIS Executive Director
New International Fisheries Exchange Programme
The Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust and FIS have joined forces to launch an international Fisheries Exchange Programme, to advance global sharing of knowledge around the management of fisheries and the ocean. Exchanges can be to and from anywhere in the world and can take the form of one-off
Pioneering new designs for net zero fishing vessels
A report released today from FIS marks a significant step towards understanding the requirements for a net zero fishing industry. The report represents the culmination of a collaborative effort between Macduff Ship Design, the University of Exeter’s Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM), and FIS. It sets out six
New Innovations in Satellite Technology
Since 2021, FIS has partnered with the nature-tech company Space Intelligence to explore how satellite technology can support the seafood industry. Space Intelligence have produced a series of reports (see here), discussing how satellites and remote sensing can quantify the impacts of illegal and unregulated fishing, estimate carbon emissions