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New appointments to the Seafish board
Chair, Deputy Chair and five new members appointed to the board of the Sea Fish Industry Authority
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10 May 2021
A new chair, deputy chair and five members have been appointed to the board of the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish).
Seafish is a non-departmental public body which carries out a wide range of activities to support a thriving seafood industry, working with the fishing industry and processors through to importers, retailers and food service providers.
Michael Sheldon, appointed as Seafish Chair, brings more than twenty years’ experience of the agri-food industry. Formerly Deputy Chair of Seafish, he is also board member on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).