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Seafish Media Review 16th July |
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
A review of newspaper, magazine, website and broadcast coverage surrounding the seafood industry.
Catching and aquaculture
Supermarket Sponsors Boats to Boost Responsible Fishing
Supermarket giant Tesco is to sponsor boats to enter the Responsible Fishing Scheme as part of the company's drive towards sourcing
from Responsibly Managed Fisheries as part of their sustainable fisheries strategy.
• The Fish Site http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/7454/supermarket-sponsors-boats-to-boost-responsible-fishing
Marine Bill to try to balance conservation and industry
A Marine Bill, which sets out to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable needs of the fishing and offshore industries with those of the
conservation lobby could be introduced at Holyrood as early as next year.
• The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4333990.ece
• Press & Journal http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/738333
• The Herald http://www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.2395319.0.sea_change_in_our_marine_outlook.php
• Edinburgh Evening News 14 July 2008 (no web version)
• Aberdeen Evening Express 14 July 2008 (no web version)
• Courier & Advertiser 15 July 2008 (no web version)
A nation all at sea - by Struan Stevenson
A marine Bill for Scotland is certainly welcome and even overdue.
• Metro London 16 July 2008 (no web version)
Industry fears moves to protect seas will 'compromise' fishing
Aside from the jubilant responses this week to the plan to bring in a marine bill to safeguard the future of Scotland's seas, there was
considerable concern from one quarter - the fishing industry.
• The Scotsman 16 July 2008 (no web version)
• Daily Mail 16 July 2008 (no web version)
How main players see the way ahead
The three main battlegrounds about our marine environment are likely to be the competing interests of fishermen, those promoting
wind and wave power offshore, and conservationists.
• The Herald 15 July 2008 (no web version)
SFF welcomes prominence given to sustainable economic growth in Marine Bill consultation
Responding to the launch of the Marine Bill consultation paper by the Scottish Government on Monday, Bertie Armstrong, chief
executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “The SFF welcomes the prominence given in the document for sustainable
economic growth."
• SFF http://www.sff.co.uk/display_article.php?articleid=131
MSP calls for control of waters
A North-East MSP was today demanding more powers for Holyrood to control Scotland’s seas.
• Aberdeen Evening Express 15 July 2008 (no web version)
Plan to exploit marine potential
A proposed planning regime for Scotland's seas will help to exploit offshore development potential, it was revealed yesterday.
• The Scotsman 15 July 2008 (no web version)
EU ministers agree to £450m aid for fishing industry
Ministers in Brussels last night agreed to pump more than £450million into the fishing industry to ease a crisis caused by fleet
over-capacity and alleviate the financial pressure caused by soaring fuel prices.
• Press & Journal http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/741209
• FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11496/UK_support_vital_for_EU_fuel_survival_package.html
• SFF http://www.sff.co.uk/display_article.php?articleid=130
• SFF http://www.sff.co.uk/display_article.php?articleid=132
Fishing ban brings seas to life
Five years without fishing around Lundy Island off the coast of Devon have brought a significant revival in sea life, scientists report.
• BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7508216.stm
• Radio 4 16 July 2008 (no web version)
• Radio 5 Love 16 July 2008 (no web version)
Fishermen's threat to break quota law
Small-boat fishermen who have had enough of an "outrageous" quota system are threatening to break the law.
• Brighton Argus 14 July 2008 (no web version)
Report: As many as 2,000 U.K. seafood jobs in jeopardy
More than 2,000 jobs in the U.K. seafood industry could disappear in the next year due to consolidation, according to a new
report by market analyst Plimsoll.
• IntraFish 16 July 2008 (subscription only)
• FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11490/652_jobs_could_go_as_situation_worsens_for_
Fish_Merchants_companies.html
Maritime and Coastguard Agency caution sea users in advance of planned strike weekend
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is reminding all boat users to look very carefully at their plans and precautions in
advance of a strike called by the Public and Commercial Services Union which will affect Coastguard Stations around the
UK this weekend (18th - 20th July).
• FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11495/Maritime_and_Coastguard_Agency_caution_
sea_users_in_advance_of_planned_strike_weekend.html
Japanese fishermen strike over fuel prices
Japan’s fishing industry will hold its first ever nationwide strike on Tuesday in protest against the recent surge in energy
costs, adding to the pressure that falling fish populations and pollution are already inflicting on sushi shops and the Japan¬ese dinner table.
• Financial Times http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/738cb79c-51b7-11dd-a97c-000077b07658.html
• Reuters UK http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T144608.htm
Historic agreement - Dutch demersal fishing fleet aims to be MSC certified by 2012
The Dutch government, Dutch fisheries industry and NGOs have made a landmark commitment to start the journey towards
Marine Stewardship Council certification for nearly all Dutch fisheries.
• MSC http://www.msc.org/html/ni_388.htm
Scotland’s largest herring fishery receives MSC eco-label
The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group North Sea herring fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed
fishery under the Marine Stewardship Council standard.
• MSC http://www.msc.org/html/ni_386.htm
• IntraFish 16 July 2008 (subscription only)
Retail and foodservice
Food prices soaring in U.K. retailers; Sainsbury's sees biggest gains
Consumers in the United Kingdom are paying 21 percent more for staple foods compared with a year ago.
• IntraFish 16 July 2008 (subscription only)
Irish seafood getting boost from booming domestic demand
Ireland’s seafood industry is becoming far less reliant on the volatile export market and increasingly able to expand sales
within the domestic Irish market.
• IntraFish 16 July 2008 (subscription only)
Consumer and environmental Issues
Octopus invasion
Fishermen cash in as taste of the Med spreads its tentacles north.
• Daily Mail 15 July 2008 (no web version)
Fury as company fined only £3,000 over oil spill in Forth
Contractors at Scotland's only oil refinery were yesterday fined just £3,000 for causing an oil slick that covered ten miles
of an internationally important ecological site.
• Daily Mail 16 July 2008 (no web version)
• The Herald 16 July 2008 (no web version)
• The Scotsman 16 July 2008 (no web version)
• Daily Record 16 July 2008 (no web version)
• Courier & Advertiser 16 July 2008 (no web version)
Cost of living soars as quality of life falls.
Food, fuel, flights, ferries and furniture have all pushed inflation to an 11 year high as shoppers desert their favourite high
street stores in numbers. A list of price ‘changes’ has been given and seafood has fallen 3.5%.
• The Herald http://www.theherald.co.uk/search/display.var.2397811.0.cost_of_living_soars_so_is_it_time_to_move
_to_spain.php
Please note: this is a review of media coverage relating to the seafood industry and does not necessarily represent the views
of the Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish). This media review is published three times weekly on every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. For further information on any of the articles referenced please contact:
Tom Betts T: 0131 524 8667 E:
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