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Thanks to recent publicity, including the ‘Fish Fight’ TV coverage from campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, there cannot be a single person in the UK who does not now know that the rules governing fisheries are the cause of discarding, says Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation.
Scottish fishing industry leaders have warned that recent media coverage highlighting the problem of fish discards could over-simplify the issue.
Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has welcomed the European Fisheries Commissioner’s pledge to eliminate the “scandalous waste” of discards. However, he pointed out that Europe missed a major opportunity to address the issue head on at last month’s critical fisheries negotiations.
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall raises the issue of fishmeal and fish oil on UK TV, says a report.
A TV show has spotlighted a big problem of the UK fishing industry such a discards of fish.
Scottish fishermen have welcomed the indication given today (13 January) that the EU will ban landings of Icelandic mackerel into EU ports from tomorrow.
A meeting at the European Commission today has begun the process of applying sanctions to Iceland, following the commitment made in December by Commissioner Maria Damanaki to address continued overfishing of the shared mackerel fishery.
Nine fishermen facing fraud charges connected to the Scottish fishing industry have appeared in court.
The Pescafria-Pesquera Rodriguez Barents Sea Cod (Gadus morhua) fishery has successfully entered the assessment against MSC label.
The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has welcomed the spotlight that is being turned this week on the unacceptable practice of the discarding of fish in a TV programme by campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.