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Author: Jim Cowie

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Providing a voice for the UK fishing industry Jim Cowie speaks with fishermen, fisheries scientists and seafood industry leaders.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
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Alec Taylor, Director of Policy and Research at Oceana UK, says it’s time for fishers, NGOs, and policymakers to unite behind a clear vision for our seas, and he warns that bottom trawling is the biggest threat to UK seabed habitats.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Osteopath and author Gavin Routledge reveals how golfers - and fishermen alike - can keep their backs pain-free by understanding movement, mechanics, and smart recovery.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on Youtube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Investigative journalist Greg Mercer dives into how collapsing cod stocks and climate change are rewriting the rules of the North Atlantic lobster fishery.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on Youtube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Chef and author CJ Jackson shares her journey around the British Isles exploring forgotten fish, coastal traditions, and her mission to spark a Great British Seafood Revival.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on Youtube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
ICES Cod Closure: Mike Park challenges the zero-catch advice, warning of a £100M hit to the sector and calling for common-sense fisheries management.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on Youtube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Ali Godfrey introduces "The Big Dip" - a bold new fundraising campaign from The Fishermen's Mission supporting fishermen and their families in need.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on Youtube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Max Mossler of the University of Washington explores how fisheries management has quietly improved over the last 30 years, why misinformation spreads faster than facts, and why sustainable ocean protein is key to protecting the planet.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on Youtube. Alternatively, you can also listen on the dedicated website www.seafoodmatterspodcast.com. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Cydian Kauffman, founder of Pure Water Northwest, challenges what we think we know about water-unpacking hidden health risks, double standards in regulation, and how future technologies could turn seawater into both power and drinking water.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
David Parreno explores the EU’s seafood sustainability progress, the risks of political backtracking, and the future of responsible fisheries.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Wendy Chadwick unpacks the messy clash between net zero goals, marine policy gaps, and the challenges of decarbonising the UK’s fishing fleet.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Shetland fisherman James Anderson challenges NGO claims, defends sustainable trawling, and voices strong concerns over Brexit’s impact on UK waters.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Scottish Conservative MSP Tim Eagle shares his vision for uniting farmers, fishers, and environmentalists through science-driven policy and collaboration. He pledges to fight for rural Scotland, giving communities and producers a strong voice in Parliament.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Mike Cohen, Chief Executive of the NFFO, calls Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset an “astonishingly bad deal,” giving away UK waters, undermining the future of British fishing, and replacing evidence-based management with politics and sentiment.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
John Goodlad has spent his life in seafood - from representing fishermen to farming organic salmon and advising on global sustainability. In this episode, he challenges celebrity-driven, simplistic narratives about fishing, calling for a more honest, nuanced conversation.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Dr. Magnus Johnson, senior lecturer in marine science, calls blanket MPA bans unscientific and warns that targeting UK fishing risks exporting environmental harm. He urges NGOs to address bigger threats like climate change and backs smarter, species-specific management.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Tom Rossiter, Co-Founder of CatchCam Technology, challenges Attenborough’s "Ocean" for promoting simplistic anti-fishing narratives - arguing they ignore the lived realities of coastal communities and the complexity of managing sustainable fisheries.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Marine biologist Jean-Luc Solandt, of Blue Marine Foundation, doesn’t think we’re managing the seas very well, and believes we could do a much better job. Responding to Attenborough’s Ocean, he says, “personally I am in favour of a ban” on trawling in MPAs.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube. Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Marine ecologist Bryce Stewart, Associate Professor at the University of Plymouth, unpacks the power and pitfalls of Attenborough’s Ocean, urging nuance in the bottom trawling debate and reminding us that even good science can spark very different views.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Robert Clark, CEO of the IFCAs, challenges Attenborough’s “Ocean” for pushing simplistic anti-fishing narratives that ignore the complex realities of coastal communities and sustainable management.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
Dr. Mark Dickey Collas questions the storytelling in Attenborough’s "Ocean" and the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas, highlighting overlooked crises like vanishing eels and seabirds. He also shares insights from the UNOC-3 summit in Nice.Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast networks and on YouTube.Contact Jim Cowie:Email: jim@seafoodmatterspodcast.comSocials: @seafoodmatterspodcastWebsite: seafoodmatterspodcast.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/seafood-matters-podcast--6102841/support.
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