Seafish announced the first skipper to renew his Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) certificate. Ayrshire skipper Ian Wightman was the first fisherman to join the RSF and is the first to renew his certificate with the scheme. He skippers the Eilidh Anne, a day boat fishing for langoustine out of Largs, on the Firth of Clyde in Scotland.
“I didn’t join the RFS to make more money on my catch, but to improve the provenance of my langoustine. I figured that if the markets dropped, as they have done, being part of RFS would give my catch the edge since buyers are being pushed to prove the traceability of their products,” said Wightman.
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