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ANNEX B Sea Fish Industry Authority and Seafood Scotland: a comparison of statements of purpose
Sea Fish Industry Authority
The SFIA's mission statement is
"working with the seafood industry to satisfy consumers, raise standards, improve efficiency and secure a sustainable future"
and the website goes on to describe SFIA as follows:
"The Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) works across all sectors of the UK seafood industry to promote good quality, sustainable seafood. [Its] research and projects are aimed at raising standards, improving efficiency and ensuring that [the UK] industry develops in a viable way. [ SFIA is] the UK's only cross-industry seafood body working with fishermen, processors, wholesalers, seafood farmers, fish friers, caterers, retailers and the import/export trade. A Non Departmental Public Body ( NDPB), [ SFIA is] sponsored by the four UK government fisheries departments and funded by a levy on seafood. [It was] established in 1981."
Seafood Scotland
The SFS website describes that body in not dis-similar terms
"Seafood Scotland is a trade organisation that was set up in 1999 by the main representatives of the Scottish seafood industry to promote, market and develop Scottish seafood with the aim of improving the value return to industry. [ SFS is] involved with all sectors of the Scottish seafood industry throughout the supply chain from catching and processing through to retail, food service and consumption. Seafood Scotland undertakes quality and modernisation work on vessels as well as in harbours, markets and processors. [ SFS] can also help seafood businesses across the board with new product development and marketing. As a trade representative, [ SFS attends] major expositions and events all over the world, promoting Scottish seafood and networking for the future development of the industry. [ SFS] also support[s] local food festivals, health and educational initiatives and national as well as international promotions of Scottish seafood. [ SFS works] closely with trade, local and national media to ensure maximum positive coverage of the Scottish seafood industry and its produce. …. [ SFS] is funded largely on a project-by-project basis by Scottish Enterprise, the Sea Fish Industry Authority … and through EU "Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance" ( FIFG) funding (with additional state aid from the Scottish Executive)...Although a completely separate organisation from Seafish, SFS subcontracts much of its quality and modernisation work to Seafish staff, who are in the field working on SFS behalf."
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