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Monday 26 May 2008 Seafish
Catching and aquaculture
High oil price could add 50% to cost of fish suppers
The price of fish and chips could rise by up to 50% because of rising fuel costs, a government body warned yesterday. Seafish has provided some of the figures used in this article and Phil MacMullen from Seafish is quoted.
· The Herald http://www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.2293352.0.cost_of_fish_and_chips_could_rise_50.php
· The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/money/article1203554.ece
· Daily Mirror 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Daily Express 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· The Scotsman http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Now-we-face-the-6.4117404.jp
· Daily Record 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Press & Journal http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/654997
· Courier & Advertiser 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Scottish Daily Mail 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Glasgow Evening Times 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· East Anglian Daily Times 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Manchester Evening News 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Western Daily Press 24 May 2008 (no web version)
· Sunday Herald 25 May 2008 (no web version)
Lord of the fries
Chip shop owners are perfecting their batter in preparation for the 21st national Fish and Chip Shop of the Year competition organised by Seafish.
- Sunday Times 25 May 2008 (no web version)
Party fare
An article about upcoming food events and festivals - listing Seafood Fortnight as one of the best food and drink festivals coming up.
- Sunday Herald 25 May 2008 (no web version)
French trawlers blockade straits of Dover in fuel protest
French fishermen blocked the straits of Dover, the world's busiest seaway, with slow-moving trawlers yesterday in a dispute over catch-quotas and fuel prices.
Make-up of fuel taskforce announced
The membership of the fuel taskforce, set up to look urgently at what more can be done to help Scottish fishermen
cope with fuel price increases, was announced yesterday by Fisheries Minister Richard Lochhead.
- Press & Journal 24 May 2008 (no web version)
- Scotland on Sunday 25 May 2008 (no web version)
Tough new rules brought in to curb Scottish seal killings
Tough new regulations are to be introduced to curb the killing of seals by Scottish fish farmers, The Independent on Sunday has learned.
Supermarkets not 'toeing the line' say fisherman
Fishermen have called for supermarket fishmongers to be scrapped because the quality of their produce is so poor.
- Scottish Mail on Sunday 25 May 2008 (no web version)
Expert fears for future of bass stocks in North Sea
Happy beach and boat anglers currently enjoying a bumper bass boom in the North Sea off Norfolk and Suffolk shores are being warned to make the most of their good fortune because conservationists say it cannot last without the introduction of stricter fish protection measures.
- Norwich Evening News 23 May 2008 (no web version)
Retail and foodservice
Friers Quality Award Coverage
- Warwick Courier 16 May 2008
Battered but unbowed
Mitchell Tonks has been filleting, cooking and selling fish while inspiring amateurs with his cookery courses for the past 14 years.
Consumer and environmental Issues
Humans are the danger
A booming demand for shark flesh is the reason this beautiful animal is now facing extinction Sharks are in serious trouble.
Robots scour sea for atomic waste
Robot submarines are to be used to sweep particles of plutonium and other radioactive materials from the seabed near one of Britain's biggest nuclear plants in one of the most delicate cleanup operations ever in this country.
Loch, stock and langoustines
The waters off Scotland's west coast serve up a rich bounty for chefs, as The Observer found when he followed the 'seafood trail' sampling the fare at the region's top hotels and restaurants.
Liquid assets
Scottish Water are to spend £8million on a wastetreatment system linking 160 homes on the island of Seil in Argyll, in a bid to protect shellfish beds and boost tourism.
New rules to curb Scottish seal killings
Tough new regulations are to be introduced to curb the killing of seals by Scottish fish farmers.
We've got it made
Back in March, First Minister Alex Salmond put his own personal slant on raising awareness of Scotland's larder and its nutritional benefits when he embarked on a high-profile, week-long diet in which he ate only Scottish produce in his meals.
- Sunday Herald 25 May 2008 (no web version)
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