- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to promote the Eat More Fish campaign in each of the next six months.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34393 on 18 June 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of pelagic fish caught by (a) Scottish, (b) other UK and (c) other EU vessels were landed in Scotland in each of the last five years and how many tonnes were destined for markets in (i) Scotland, (ii) Europe excluding Scotland and (iii) North America in each case.
Answer
The available information regarding Pelagic tonnage caught by (a) Scottish, (b) other UK and (c) other EU vessels and landed into Scotland is given in the following table.
Tonnage of Pelagic fish landed into Scotland.
| Year | Scottish | Other UK | Other EU |
| 2005 | 216,167 | 1,295 | 26,691 |
| 2006 | 140,966 | 3,022 | 35,682 |
| 2007 | 156,634 | 8,581 | 29,844 |
| 2008 | 130,797 | 4,616 | 18,845 |
| 2009 | 121,027 | 606 | 19,131 |
Comprehensive information on intended markets is not held by the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many tonnes of whitefish caught by (a) Scottish, (b) other UK and (c) other EU vessels were landed in Scotland in each of the last five years and how many tonnes were destined for markets in (i) Scotland, (ii) Europe excluding Scotland and (iii) North America in each case.
Answer
The available information regarding whitefish tonnage caught by (a) Scottish, (b) other UK and (c) other EU vessels and landed into Scotland is given in the following table.
Tonnage of Whitefish Landed into Scotland.
| Year | Scottish | Other UK | Other EU |
| 2005 | 87,085 | 7,499 | 17,733 |
| 2006 | 82,047 | 5,919 | 18,034 |
| 2007 | 75,859 | 4,121 | 18,695 |
| 2008 | 80,626 | 3,508 | 19,486 |
| 2009 | 88,339 | 4,230 | 19,403 |
Comprehensive information on intended markets is not held by the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the amount of (a) pelagic fish, (b) whitefish and (c) shellfish landed by (i) Scottish, (ii) other UK and (iii) other EU vessels to increase in each of the next three years and, if so, by what amount and based on what evidence.
Answer
Limits on the amount of commercial fish stocks landed by European vessels are based on scientific advice on stock condition provided in the preceding year. Stock condition reflects both management actions and natural fluctuations. The quota allocation to UK vessels is determined through the principle of Relative Stability, and the Scottish share is generally based on the Fixed Quota Allocation (FQA) units associated with the licences of vessels as at 1 January of the relevant year.
We have yet to receive the scientific advice for most fish stocks which will provide the basis for limits for 2011. This will be published at the end of June for whitefish and herring and at the beginning of October for other pelagic species. We cannot currently predict what stock conditions, and therefore amounts landed, will be in 2012 and 2013. However, we are now trialling a scheme to reduce discards and increase the amount of cod landed by converting a percentage of discarded fish into quota. If successful, we hope to expand this scheme to other species in the coming years.
Marine Scotland produces a statistical analysis of catches and landings and provides information on landings trends via its website:
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These trends indicate high variability for pelagic landings, a decline in demersal landings and a steady increase in shellfish landings.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is evidence of an increased public knowledge of the fishing supply chain as a result of the Eat More Fish campaign.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34393 on 18 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it next expects to meet stakeholders to discuss the effectiveness of its Eat More Fish campaign.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34393 on 18 June 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the Eat More Fish campaign to have been successful to date and, if so, on the basis of what criteria.
Answer
The Eat More Fish Campaign was launched in May 2009 to increase awareness of the health and environmental benefits of eating at least the recommended two portions of fish a week.
Seafood Scotland, the cross industry body representing stakeholders from across the fishing and fish processing industry has been responsible for running the campaign on the industry''s behalf and has achieved the following:
Raised consumer awareness of the health and environmental benefits of eating fish through work with schools, retailers, the food service sector and fishmongers.
Run a Scotland wide competition to find the country''s best young seafood chef, over 42 chefs entered.
Launched an award winning web portal giving consumers a single source of advice on buying and eating Scottish fish, including recipe ideas.
Held seafood promotions at public events, including the Taste Festival in Edinburgh.
According to Seafish, the campaign helped to generate a significant increase in retail sales of seafood in Scotland - by 拢8.6 million in value and 6 per cent in volume between May and October 2009.
The Eat More Fish Campaign was extended earlier this year and will continue until March 2011. A full evaluation of the campaign will be carried out then.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Scottish fishing sector has benefited from the Eat More Fish campaign and, if so, based on what evidence.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34393 on 18 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to promote the Eat More Fish campaign in each of the last 12 months.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34393 on 18 June 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met stakeholders to discuss the effectiveness of its Eat More Fish campaign.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34393 on 18 June 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .
