Seafish, formerly the Sea Fish Industry Authority, is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Seafish carries out research and projects aimed at raising standards, improving efficiency and ensuring the sustainable development of the industry.
As well as supplying training and R&D, Seafish operates accreditation schemes for fish and chip shops, fishermen, wholesalers and processors.
Seafish is a source of economic information for industry and policy makers on the fishing, supply and processing industries conducting surveys and analyses of the UK fleet and processing sectors, including trends in costs and earnings and economics impact multipliers.
It specifies requirements relating to fishing practices, vessel criteria, crew competence, environmental considerations and record maintenance.