In response to the FSA's call for yet another government funded consultancy programme to see if the consumer should be asked if they need to be encouraged to eat fish twice a week - one oily, one white - Nathan, from Seafood Cornwall's response was adamant, NO! - all sectors of the industry now work together to promote the benefits of healthy eating by including fish on a regular basis and, that consumers are now better informed than ever as to the provenance of fish. There are individual chefs like Tom Aikens, many restaurants and even supermarkets that, these days, like to inform customers about fish sourced locally by displaying information to customers, like those fish that are line-caught or tagged or from MSC recognised stocks.
Jim Portus, from the Suth West Fish Producer's Organisation, also feels that the FSA are needlesly adding their weight to a push for change in thinking when the drive for such change is already well under way, "Thanks for your advice. The industry has got the message, the fisheries department has got the message, the fishermen have got the message, the EU in Brussels has got the message and we are all striving to achieve it."
Of course, one of the downsides of schemes that promote the above are that they inevitably suggest to the public that fish from other sources is, therefore not from sustainable or managed stocks or ethically caught. This again reinforces the need for all hands to work together for the benefit of future generations as eating, shopping and living standards change to reflect the more environmentally aware world in which we live.
Read the full article in the Western Morning News.
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