Support tomorrow’s seafood industry, today
Fisheries Innovation and Sustainability (FIS) invites expressions of interest (EoI) from organisations across the world to take part in two new projects designed to help the Scottish seafood industry plan for a prosperous future. FIS is the partnership between seafood experts, scientists and Scottish Government to champion practical innovation projects
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FIS AGM
The FIS Annual General Meeting will take place online from 12.15 – 12.30 on Tuesday 3rd November. This meeting is where the FIS Trustees formally receive the charity’s annual accounts. The FIS Annual Report and Financial Statement will then be available on the FIS website. For more information, email Kara
Your innovation questions
At the start of this year, FIS asked for views on the most pressing innovation needs for the Scottish seafood industry. This was to help us think of innovations which could transform the way the industry performs - scientifically, economically, environmentally and socially - and to guide discussions at the
Trial of fisheries bycatch reduction tool on the west of Scotland – new App now available
The latest version of an app co-designed by Scottish skippers to assist them in avoiding high catches of unwanted “choke” species is now available online. A demo version of the app, along with details about the pilot project underway on the west coast of Scotland, is available at https://info.batmap.co.uk/. BATmap,
The word ‘innovation’ has as many definitions as there are fish in a cod end
For something that means exciting and new, the word ‘innovation’ can be a right old pain. So, we've asked Kara Brydson, FIS Executive Director, to explain how FIS defines the word 'innovation' and how they decide what makes a great project. The word seems to have as many definitions as