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Seafish Media Review 18/07/08 |
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Friday, 18 July 2008 |
A review of newspaper, magazine, website and broadcast coverage surrounding the seafood industry.
Catching and aquaculture
Seafish Project Funds innovation in aquaculture
Seafish is inviting organisations and individuals with ideas that could foster growth and innovation in the UK seafood
industry, to apply for funding up to £1m that has been allocated for the 2009 Industry Project Fund (IPF).
- The Fish Site http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/7479/seafish-project-funds-innovation-in-aquaculture
- Seafish http://www.seafish.org/whatsnew/detail.asp?id=1738&p=ca
Get your '2 a week'
Want to make a big difference to your health this summer? Fill up on seafood. Seafish promotion.
- Top Santé August 2008 (subscription only)
Seafish offers bursaries for Seafood Summit
The UK's cross-industry seafood body Seafish is offering ten travel and accommodation bursaries of up to £500 to
fishermen wanting to attend the Seafood Choices Alliance Seafood Summit in February 2009, held in San Diego, USA.
- Seafood International July 2008 (subscription only)
Cod sales diving in UK
Even as consumers in the UK warm to new species of whitefish such as tilapia sales of the standard bearer, cod, have
fallen 12.3% in volume terms since last year, according to Seafish.
- IntraFish 18 July 2008 (subscription only)
MP welcomes Seafish to new home in Grimsby
Austin Mitchell this month welcomed Seafish to Grimsby as they collected the keys to their new offices at the recently
launched Humber Seafood Institute.
- Grimsby Business News 15 July 2008 (no web version)
Brussels to pump £450m into fishing
Ministers in Brussels have 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/742711
- The Scotsman 17 July 2008 (no web version)
- Aberdeen Evening Express 16 July 2008 (no web version)
EU fuel aid funding gets green light, though impact unclear
The aid package, which was debated until late Tuesday night, will not be felt uniformly among European nations, as it
will be contingent on significant participation and investment from individual national governments - something many
fleets, especially those in the UK, are concerned may not happen.
- IntraFish 17 July 2008 (subscription only)
- FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11504/2_billion_euros_in_aid_to_cope_with_fuel_crisis.html
Lords to rule out quitting EU policy
Scottish fishermen will be warned next week to abandon any hope of escaping from the European Common Fisheries Policy.
- Press & Journal 18 July 2008 (no web version)
Views on fish quota sought at Mallaig
Scottish fish quota management proposals will be in the spotlight at a public consultation meeting in Mallaig next week.
- Press & Journal 17 July 2008 (no web version)
- FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11508/Scottish_Government_-_public_meeting_on_
future_of_Scotland's_fishing_rights_.html
Move to secure UK tuna fishery paying dividends
A move by one of Britain's main fish suppliers last month to secure a vital UK tuna fishery is already paying dividends.
- FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11503/Move_to_secure_UK_tuna_fishery_paying_dividends.html
Fears of big cuts in herring catches
Scots Tory MEP Struan Stevenson has warned that European Commission proposals for the management of herring stocks off the
west coast will lead to cuts of more than 52% in catches next year.
- Press & Journal http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/744671
First MSC Eco-Label to a Scottish Pelagic Fishery
A Scottish herring fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery under the Marine Stewardship
Council standard.
- The Fish Site http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/7480/first-msc-ecolabel-to-a-scottish-pelagic-fishery
Spain defends fleet's pursuit of under-sized bluefin tuna
An authorization from the Spanish government for long-liners to target bluefin tuna of less than 30 kilos was illegal
under European law, according to Greenpeace.
- IntraFish 18 July 2008 (subscription only)
US seafood consumption drops
Americans are eating slightly less seafood, 4.908 billion pounds in 2007, down 0.7 percent from the 4.944 billion pounds
eaten in 2006.
- IntraFish 18 July 2008 (subscription only)
High death rate hits French oyster crops
France's oyster industry, the world's fourth largest, is facing its biggest crisis in 40 years with baby oysters dying
at a rate of between 40% and 100%.
- The Herald 17 July 2008 (no web version)
Processing and Imports
Seafish warns of costly import restrictions
Imports of seafood into the UK are strictly regulated and monitored to ensure that fishery products reaching European
borders are of the standard expected by European consumers. As part of this process measures can be imposed by the
European Commission, ranging in severity from increased checks to an outright ban, which UK seafood businesses need
to be aware of, warns Seafish.
- Seafish http://www.seafish.org/whatsnew/detail.asp?id=1739&p=ca
- FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11509/Seafish_warns_of_costly_import_restrictions_.html
- The Fish Site http://www.thefishsite.com/fishnews/7483/seafish-warns-of-costly-import-restrictions
Benefits of frozen fish promoted
Young's, the UK leader in fish, is spearheading a drive to promote the benefits of frozen fish.
- FishUpdate http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/11511/Benefits_of_frozen_fish_promoted_.html
Retail and foodservice
Fish 'have had their chips'
Fish suppers may soon be a thing of the past, a Euro MP has warned.
- Manchester Evening News 16 July 2008 (no web version)
UK retailer Co-op buys out rival Somerfield
UK retailer Co-op yesterday hailed its return to the big league thanks to a pounds £1.6 billion takeover of rival Somerfield.
- IntraFish 18 July 2008 (subscription only)
Consumer and environmental Issues
Deep water
Last week scientists issued their latest, grim assessment of the world's coral reefs. But as the Independent reports
from Florida, extraordinary new ocean 'reseeding' techniques mean there may still be time to halt - or even reverse-
the destruction of mother nature's marine marvels.
- The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/ocean-quest-the-race-to-save-the-worlds-
coral-reefs-869589.html
Ecosystem in peril as rogue icebergs rip up seabed
A new global warming threat to the fragile marine ecosystems of Antarctica has been identified, with the discovery
that an increasing number of icebergs are tearing up the sea floor and destroying any life in their way.
- The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4352962.ece
Taste of the sea
The Scottish shores are a rich source of scallops, prawns, lobsters, salmon and more - why not head north and enjoy
a gourmet treat.
- Flybe Uncovered July/August 2008 (no web version)
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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