Jim Cowie
Seafood Matters Podcast
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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Episodes
Ep 87. From Quay to Kitchen 13.01.2026 1:35:22
Mike Warner explains how trust, lived experience, and on-the-quay education can reconnect consumers with the true realities of UK seafood. 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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcast Web...
Ep 86. Science from the Pelagic Fleet 19.12.2025 1:07:43
Dr. Steven Mackinson explains how curiosity, collaboration, and industry-led data collection are reshaping pelagic stock assessment and fisheries science. 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.com Socials: @seafoodmat...
Ep 85. Fear, Fuel & the Future of Fishing 12.12.2025 47:57
A candid conversation with Wendy Chadwick on why UK fishers feel unheard, undervalued, and unprepared for the push toward fleet decarbonisation. 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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcas...
Ep 84. The Female Fisherman: Freedom, Grit & the Call of the Sea 05.12.2025 1:11:49
How Ashley Mullenger went from office logistics to becoming “The Female Fisherman,” a proud voice for Britain’s small-boat fleet and a role model she never planned to be. 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.com Soci...
Ep 83. Safe Catch: Testing Every Fish, Protecting Every Family 28.11.2025 1:02:43
Kevin McCay shares how a family health scare led to Safe Catch - a seafood brand testing every fish for mercury and redefining trust in what we eat. 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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspo...
Ep 82. From Cod Wars to Conservation: A Life in Fisheries Science 21.11.2025 2:06:06
Dr. Colin Bannister reflects on six decades of shaping European fisheries policy - from Iceland’s cod wars to the North Sea herring closures. 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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcast W...
Ep 81. Truth and Trawl: Reclaiming the Story of Our Seas 14.11.2025 1:18:53
Fisheries scientist Rob Fish challenges the misinformation shaping ocean policy - and calls for the industry to reclaim its story from the NGOs and the media. 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.com Socials: @seafoo...
Ep 80. Backs Under Pressure: Fishermen & Golfers Alike 07.11.2025 1:07:25
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.com Socia...
Ep 79. Predators, Populations, and the Lobster Trap 31.10.2025 59:58
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.com Socials: @seafoodma...
Ep 78. Reviving Britain’s Love of Seafood 24.10.2025 1:08:20
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.com...
Ep 77. ICES Cod Closure: A £100M Blow! 17.10.2025 45:24
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.com Socials: @seafoodmattersp...
Ep 76. The Big Dip Challenge 10.10.2025 49:59
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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspo...
Ep 75. Truth, Trawling & The Real State of Our Oceans 03.10.2025 1:13:21
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.c...
Ep 74. Hidden Truths in Our Water 26.09.2025 54:57
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.com Socials: @seafoodmattersp...
Ep 73. EU Seafood Progress or Backslide? 19.09.2025 1:01:22
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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcast Website: seafoodmatterspodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker....
Ep 72. Net Zero or Net Mess? 12.09.2025 1:03:20
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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcast Website: seafoodmatterspodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker....
Ep 71. Fishing Myths and Realities 05.09.2025 45:41
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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcast Website: seafoodmatterspodcast.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spr...
Ep 70. Fighting for Rural Scotland, Farmers & Fishers 29.08.2025 1:22:08
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.com Socials:...
Ep 69. How Starmer Sold Out UK Fishing 22.08.2025 1:36:27
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.com Socials: @seafoodmatters...
Ep 68. Beyond the Seafood Soundbite 15.08.2025 1:12:33
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@seafoodmatterspodcas...
Ep 67. Why Attenborough’s Fishing Story Misses the Truth 08.08.2025 1:13:12
Elena Balestri, senior fisheries policy and science manager at the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, challenges celebrity-led campaigns like Attenborough’s for telling half-stories that vilify fishing while ignoring its successes. She calls for honest, difficult conversations over blanket bans, insisting fishermen are the sea’s best custodians. Seafood Matters Podcast is available on all podcast ne...
Ep 66. What Are We Doing to Our Seas? 01.08.2025 1:30:07
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.com Socials: @seafoodmatterspodcast W...
Ep 65. Beyond Blanket Bans: Smarter Ocean Protection 25.07.2025 1:03:53
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....
Ep 64. Gutted by Ocean: When Storytelling Overshadows Truth 18.07.2025 1:18:07
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.com Socials: @seafo...
Ep 63. Hooked on Change: Rethinking How We Fish 11.07.2025 1:03:59
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.com Socials:...
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