New vice chair at Seafood Scotland

Seafood Scotland (SFS) on Monday announced the appointment of Will Clark as vice chair of its board.

Clark’s mission is to develop the Peterhead and Fraserburgh Fish Processors’ Association into a countrywide organization, the Scottish Seafood Association (SSA).

“The processing industry, as all other seafood sectors, works in an increasingly challenging environment and we feel the time is right to seek increased political recognition and representation. We need to ensure that government does not think the industry stops at the pier end, and our new organization, which currently has more than 40 members, aims to address this. In short, it will take the whole of the Scottish processing industry onto a new footing,” he said. 

Clark’s organization was a founding member of SFS, and, over the past two years, more than 50 percent of Clark’s members have benefited from financial assistance under Seafood Scotland’s value-added project, which was jointly funded by Scottish Enterprise, the European Fisheries Fund and Aberdeenshire Council.

Clark also said there is a lack of representation for the downstream services that rely on a viable catching and seafood processing industry.

“The SSA will be open to affiliated interests such as net manufacturers, haulage and transport companies, box manufacturers and even elements of the catching sector,” said Clark. “There has been criticism by politicians and unelected officials that the industry is fragmented, so the new association will bring everyone together. We will seek to ensure a viable industry, which in turn supports our fishing dependent communities. We will also work with SFS to deliver a strong message that the industry is a rewarding, high skilled career.”

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