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Sunday, 11 November 2012

HFW and MPAs - your country needs you and your comments!



Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is in the process of launching a new campaign to highlight the discards issue.  He has commissioned a short video that explains what he wants the fishermen of the UK to tell him - read on for the full story:

My new series of Fish Fight is coming to Channel 4 in early 2013. I look at Marine Protected Areas in the UK and in other parts of the world, how they have benefited marine life and fish stocks, and what fishermen think of them. 

Now, I want to hear from more fishermen, from every part of the country. 

I want to know what you think about marine protected areas (also called 'marine conservation zones' in England and Wales). If you're a fisherman, do you support Marine Protected Areas? Do you think there are too many around the UK, or not enough? Do you have any questions you'd like the answer to? 

Please record a short video comment or question, and post it below by clicking 'Create a video response'. You'll need to create a Youtube account if you don't have one already. You can film yourself on a mobile phone, webcam, or camera. Please keep it short and snappy. Feel free to film yourself at sea, or with an interesting background, but make sure we can hear you clearly. Please state your name and where you are from at the start of the message. Videos will be moderated so please avoid swearing.  

Your video could make it into the new series of Fish Fight on Channel 4. I'm also going to be inviting a few of you to join me for a Google Hangout to discuss the issues in more detail. We need to be able to get in touch with you. 

Once you've uploaded a video, please send a quick email to 'hello@fishfight.net' with the subject line 'Video Response', including your name, address, phone number, and the title of the video you uploaded. 

You can also send me a comment or question by email if you are unable to upload a video. Thank you 

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If anyone wants some adive or guidance on using Google+ which is a superb free service from Google - email me (Laurence Hartwell) at info@newlynharbour.co.uk