Project UK Summary Report
Summary Report 2017-2024
This report marks the completion of Project UK Rounds 1 and 2. It celebrates the contributions and collaboration of the fishing industry and many others in driving continuous improvements in fishing activities throughout UK seas.
Spearheaded by dynamic Steering Groups made up of the fishing and seafood industries, researchers, NGOs and the retail sector, and supported by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Project UK works directly with fisheries to help them become more sustainable over time - forging a future of best practice fisheries management, step by step.
This report marks seven years of incremental improvement in a wide range of fisheries across the UK, driven by more than 101 separate organisations and 222 committed individuals.
Annual Report 2019-2020
Project UK has scaled up considerably since its inception, growing from the original six FIPs to the current eight, representing 12 fisheries across the UK. These fisheries all bring commercial, economic, and cultural benefits to UK communities.
Annual Report 2020-2021
Despite significant challenges, between 2020-21 substantial progress was still possible within the FIPs, with 19 performance indicator (PI) scores improving over the year. The Project UK Secretariat worked closely with all FIP Steering Groups to ensure progress continues throughout the remaining timeline of the FIPs.
Annual Report 2021-2022
During this time period, Steering Groups came together to overcome several challenges facing the UK fishing industry. In addition to the impact of EU Exit on UK fisheries and the global Covid pandemic, UK fisheries were faced with the impacts of war in Ukraine, the fuel crisis, and an increased focus on social welfare issues within fishing.
Annual Report 2022-2023
This Project UK annual report follows the independent annual reviews of each of the Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs), by Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management (Poseidon), in May 2023. The report summarises the key activities from 2022-23.
