Interview a no go...again

Well, last week brought with it yet another disappointment on the interview front. We went to have our chat with Spink the fishmonger in Dundee city centre last week and it was clear that he had no idea who we were. To be honest it was totally our fault as we didn't really organise with him to have the chat and this was the first time we had actually met. So, long story short, he was busy. However, we have managed to get an hour of his time next Thursday morning which I think will be invaluable to our project.

Although, we were once again left wanting to a certain extent - from our lack of successes on the interview front - every cloud does indeed have a silver lining. Like our last impromptu trip to Tesco, Michael and I (other Michael) decided to go for a little look at the fish counter in Marks & Spencer's to gather some general observations. Although I say counter what I really mean is fridge. Unlike Tesco, where there was in fact a fish counter selling fresh fish, this particular M&S did not have this. All of their fish was pre-packed. It was however similar in the way that the fish came from a number of different locations around the globe, from Arbroath to Honduras.

However a number of the products had a symbol on them which said "MSC certified" which means that this fish is certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council. This would appear to be another interesting avenue for obtaining research.

I also went for a trip down to the East Neuk of Fife to conduct some more observation but I will post about that later once I've had a chance to look over my findings.