Environmental journalist and author Charles Clover will outline to fishermen at a breakfast seminar event at the Fishing 2010 commercial fisheries exhibition in Glasgow of the need for urgent action to conserve fish stocks.
In what promises to be a lively event, the seminar will include a showing of Mr Clover’s controversial film End of the Line, which portrays many of the world’s fish stocks as being in a parlous state. After the showing there will be a discussion session hosted by a panel comprising Mr Clover, Bertie Armstrong of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, Louize Hill of WWF Scotland and Prof Callum Roberts of York University.
Mr Clover said: “When they sit down to eat fish in a smart restaurant or just turn on the grill at home, people now want reassurance that their fish is from sustainable sources.
“I think fishermen who can demonstrate that, transparently, will have a great future, whereas those who cannot will get squeezed. I am confident that British fishermen are well ahead of the curve in making that change.”
Fran McIntyre of QD Events, the organiser of Fishing 2010, said: “Great credit has to be given to Charles Clover for his decision to attend this seminar at Fishing 2010. I am confident that fishermen will welcome the opportunity to engage in lively debate on the vitally important issue of fisheries conservation.”
Fishing 2010 will be held at the SECC in Glasgow. It is the UK’s only annual commercial fishing exhibition and attracts visitors and exhibitors from around the world. The event will be staged at the SECC in Glasgow from 20-22 May, with the breakfast seminar event held on Saturday 22 May.
