Fishing chiefs furious over Sir David Attenborough ‘propaganda’
Aberdeen-based fishing chiefs have launched a scathing attack on a film narrated by “national treasure” Sir David Attenborough. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) denounced it as a work of “anti-fishing propaganda”. And it accused its makers of using “the full panoply of Hollywood tear-jerk techniques”. The movie is called Ocean, with David Attenbourough. It’s co-produced by two Bristol-based companies, Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios. Ocean was released as a “global cinema event” on May 8, Sir David’s 99th birthday. But its narrative on “destructive” fishing techniques has triggered fury at the SFF. A statement from the Granite City-based federation said: “Once again the fishing industry is in the position of defending its legitimate business activity in the face of a fresh onslaught from environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) designed to influence delegates to the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France from June 9-13.Trailer, Photos, links, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 18:26
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