Seafood Scotland is keeping exporters fully informed about the latest industrial action in Europe, through a dedicated page on its website www.seafoodscotland.org.
Vessels, processors and exporters are encouraged to update their information on the situation in France, Spain and Italy, on a regular basis. SFS hopes it will be particularly useful to fishermen, who may need to curtail their effort in the short-term if there is a weak market.
“There are ongoing strikes, border closures and protest convoys in Europe, which are causing major headaches for Scottish exporters,” said Anne Moseley, Business Development Manager. “By regularly updating this information with information from our European sources, we hope to assist them to keep supplies flowing, although this is proving very difficult,” she added.
CEO Libby Woodhatch said her staff were busy monitoring the situation and after responding to many requests for information, Seafood Scotland had added a page to its website for everyone to use. “We know the situation is critical for the whole supply chain and export is a vital part of the seafood industry, so we hope that by doing our bit, we can help to ease the situation,” she stated. “The rising cost of fuel is a major problem for all sectors, and is an issue for which we are seeking national and international solutions. In the meantime, we hope that exporters will soon be back to ‘business as usual’.
