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Cod back on the menu
22/12/2008
The biggest seafood company in the UK is to put North Sea cod back on the menu.
Young's Seafood has announced it is to start using the fish again, two years after it stopped doing so due to concerns about the fragility of the stock.
Fisheries secretary Richard Lochhead said:
"This a very welcome early Christmas present for Scotland's fishermen following last week's breakthrough in Brussels, when the west coast fishing grounds were saved from closure.
"This vote of confidence by Young's is another illustration of the successful partnership between the Scottish Government and fishing industry that is achieving a sustainable cod fishery in the North Sea. That hard work was rewarded with a 30 per cent quota increase earlier this month.
"Young's announcement is a major morale boost for the Scottish industry and a treat for consumers who can enjoy one of Scotland's tastiest products in the knowledge it has the stamp of sustainability."