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News and Events Seafood Week 5th – 12th October 2007 Seafood Week is all about raising the profile of our seafood industry and encouraging consumers to eat at least two portions of fish a week through the recognised ‘2aweek’ message. This message is based on the Food Standards Agency’s recommendations that we should all eat two portions of fish a week, one of which should be oil-rich such as herring, mackerel, tuna, trout or salmon. Seafood Week also gives us the opportunity to raise customer awareness of the many different varieties of seafood available and helps us dispel the ridiculous myth that ‘fish stocks are running dry!’ Far from it! With continued correct management, the seas surrounding Scotland will remain stocked with some of the finest quality seafood you can find anywhere in the world. We passionately support our Scottish fishermen in their continued approach to the responsible fishing methods which guarantee a sustainable future for our industry and our seas. This year again we have lots of things going on during Seafood Week at Anstruther Fish Bar, such as our daily fish tasting events, annual children’s poster competition, special seafood offers and in-store promotions plus all the usual fun and games. Come along and see for yourself.
Our customers are now recognising seafood as being an essential part of a healthy, balanced diet and are aware of the benefits of seafood as a low fat nutritious alternative to other protein foods. Did you know, for instance, that:
The Big Fish Supper We have had a busy summer raising funds for The Fishermen’s
Mission national charity event Charity Fish Suppers
We contacted Mike Horn who organises an Open Sea Angling Competition
in the East Neuk of Fife every year, to ask if they would be interested
in donating their catch to the Fish Bar to help us raise funds
for the Mission. A very windy Sunday resulted in a lower catch
than previous years but we filleted and fried up the donations
of cod and ling to hungry customers in the record time of 1 hour
when we completely sold out. We raised £210
for the Mission in the process and now plan to make this an annual
fundraising event and hope for better weather conditions next
year. Wear Your Wellies to Work Day This was so much fun that we decided not just to wear them for one day, but kept them on from the Friday through to Sunday. Not just any old wellies of course – this gave us an excuse to treat ourselves to some really ‘cool’ ones! Given the wet summer we have had, some customers actually assumed the wellies were part of our normal uniform and thought they looked ‘cute’?! A huge £783 was raised from customer donations in the Fish Bar and from the girls who volunteered to take their collecting buckets along the harbour front much to the delight of the tourists!
Seafood week 2006
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We
decided to do something unusual, not only to raise much needed
funds for the Mission but also to raise customer awareness of
the charity and highlight the much needed support the Mission
provides fishermen and their families in the UK.
