FIS opens its doors to the UK seafood community
FIS, the coalition of experts driving strategic innovation in seafood, is expanding in scope to reach a wider range of seafood businesses and communities. Fisheries Innovation Scotland is now Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability, reflecting the support FIS is extending to the whole UK seafood community. At the FIS AGM in
Announcement of FIS AGM
The 2022 FIS Annual General Meeting will take place in London on Tuesday 6th December 2022. FIS Trustees will formally receive the charity’s annual accounts. Following the AGM, the FIS Annual Report and Financial Statement will be available on the FIS website. For more information, get in touch with FIS
New Project – Net Zero Fishing Vessels
FIS are pleased to announce a new project in partnership with Macduff Ship Design, who will be developing concepts for net zero fishing vessels. This project has been developed in response to a need identified by experts at the FIS Vessels of the Future workshop held in April 2022, and a
Recent satellite innovations and opportunities for Scottish fishing
Last year, FIS asked Scottish tech experts Space Intelligence to explore how satellites could support the Scottish seafood sector (check out full details about the project here). As satellite technology is continually improving, Space Intelligence have reviewed new research and innovations from the last year, and published an additional report
Low Carbon Vessels – A Knowledge Exchange Trip to Norway
Following on from the FIS Vessels of the Future workshop earlier this year, FIS and the Fishmongers’ Company’s Fisheries Charitable Trust invited James Duthie Jr, a skipper and naval architect from Fraserburgh, to participate in a knowledge exchange with Norway. James travelled to Norway to see innovations in reducing vessel