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Speaking from the European Seafood Exposition (ESE) in Brussels today, Scottish fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead said: 'Scottish seafood is a spectacular product harvested from a spectacular environment.
No wonder it enjoys a world-beating reputation for quality and taste. I have been hugely impressed by what I have seen here today and am proud of the global success story which Scottish seafood represents.
'Fishing businesses, like all businesses, are having to use the economic downturn as an opportunity as well as addressing the challenges. We are continuing to do all we can to help the fishing and fish-farming industries grow at home and abroad as our £2.9 million injection of European Fisheries Fund today shows and to ensure they continue to offer consumers around the world unparalleled quality and taste.
'hrough events such as the ESE we will help companies break into new markets, as well as develop in existing ones, while at home we will be taking steps to promote the value of eating more fish as part of a healthy, balanced diet. It continues to puzzle me why Scotland - one of the world's primary fishing nations - has such low fish consumption levels.'
Should fisheries be closed during breeding time to allow stocks to reach more sustainable levels?
