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FISHERIES MINISTER BACKS CALL FOR FISH AND CHIP LOVERS TO POLICE INTERNATIONAL WATERS

10 September 2009

The UK Fisheries Minister is backing the call for the British public to help police illegal fishing in the Barents Sea and North Atlantic as well as the rest of the world’s oceans.

Huw Irranca-Davies was responding to a call by Tim Cartwright-Taylor, chairman of The Frozen at Sea Fillets Association (FASFA), for consumers to help police Barents Sea and North Atlantic waters by only eating legally-caught fish from their local chippies.

The public’s assistance is vital to help maintain the well managed fish stocks in waters like the Barents Sea and North Atlantic, where 90% of cod and haddock for the UK’s fish and chip shops is caught.

Huw Irranca-Davies said: "Fish and chips are a staple of the British diet, and nowadays more and more people want to know where their cod or haddock comes from and that it's caught sustainably.

"Fisheries all over the world are under increasing strain from over-exploitation and illegal fishing, so it's up to all of us - the seafood industry, retailers and consumers - to help to protect and sustainably manage our seas and fish stocks, particularly vulnerable species, while allowing our fishermen and the businesses they supply to make a living and plan for the future."

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has said that the illegal fishing of cod has decreased by 75 per cent in the Barents Sea but more needs to be done to ensure the future of cod and haddock supplies.

Tim Cartwright-Taylor says: “I’m delighted Huw Irranca-Davies has backed the campaign to encourage more people to question where their fish dinners come from. If the British public want to continue to see cod and haddock on the menu they have to play their part in policing fish stocks. Anyone can do this by simply buying their dinner form a local chippy that sources its fish from accredited, well managed and sustainable seas like the Barents Sea.”

One way hungry punters can ensure their battered cod and haddock is legally fished is by looking out for the ‘Ocean Wild’ mark.

The mark is used by FASFA to inform chip shop owners and their customers that the fish they are about to enjoy comes from proven, sustainable stocks. FASFA trawler members only catch their quotas in the carefully managed waters of the Barents Sea and North Atlantic.

FASFA is a trade organisation representing trawler owners from the UK, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Russia and Greenland and UK distributors of frozen at sea (FAS) filleted fish.

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	FISHERIES MINISTER BACKS CALL FOR FISH AND CHIP LOVERS TO POLICE INTERNATIONAL WATERS 10 September 2009 The UK Fisheries Minister is backing the call for the British public to help police illegal fishing in the Barents Sea and North Atlantic as well as the rest of the world’s oceans. Huw Irranca-Davies was responding to a call by Tim Cartwright-Taylor, chairman of The Frozen at Sea Fillets Association (FASFA), for consumers to help police Barents Sea and North Atlantic waters by only eating legally-caught fish from their local chippies. The public’s assistance is vital to help maintain the well managed fish stocks in waters like the Barents Sea and North Atlantic, where 90% of cod and haddock for the UK’s fish and chip shops is caught. Huw Irranca-Davies said: "Fish and chips are a staple of the British diet, and nowadays more and more people want to know where their cod or haddock comes from and that it's caught sustainably. "Fisheries all over the world are under increasing strain from over-exploitation and illegal fishing, so it's up to all of us - the seafood industry, retailers and consumers - to help to protect and sustainably manage our seas and fish stocks, particularly vulnerable species, while allowing our fishermen and the businesses they supply to make a living and plan for the future." The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has said that the illegal fishing of cod has decreased by 75 per cent in the Barents Sea but more needs to be done to ensure the future of cod and haddock supplies. Tim Cartwright-Taylor says: “I’m delighted Huw Irranca-Davies has backed the campaign to encourage more people to question where their fish dinners come from. If the British public want to continue to see cod and haddock on the menu they have to play their part in policing fish stocks. Anyone can do this by simply buying their dinner form a local chippy that sources its fish from accredited, well managed and sustainable seas like the Barents Sea.” One way hungry punters can ensure their battered cod and haddock is legally fished is by looking out for the ‘Ocean Wild’ mark. The mark is used by FASFA to inform chip shop owners and their customers that the fish they are about to enjoy comes from proven, sustainable stocks. FASFA trawler members only catch their quotas in the carefully managed waters of the Barents Sea and North Atlantic. FASFA is a trade organisation representing trawler owners from the UK, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Russia and Greenland and UK distributors of frozen at sea (FAS) filleted fish.
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