Bringing aquatic foods into UK food systems debates Workshop Report – Summary

<p dir="ltr">On March 7th, 2024, The Marine Conservation Society, the International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED), and the Centre for Food Policy, City, University of London convened a workshop on ‘bringing aquatic foods into UK food systems debates’. The half-day workshop brought together 23 people from 17 organisations including universities, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and campaign groups, research institutes and funding bodies. This document provides a high-level summary of the discussions, and suggestions for next steps.</p><p dir="ltr">The workshop addressed two high-level questions:</p><p dir="ltr">• What are the barriers to integrating aquatic foods in debates about UK food systems?</p><p dir="ltr">• What research gaps need to be addressed to bring aquatic foods into these debates?</p><p dir="ltr">We have summarised the discussion that took place in response to these questions, and in plenary sessions, in this document.</p>