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Speaking Events and Podcasts

John is a frequent speaker at conferences and a guest on multiple podcasts.

 

Here are links to some of his most recent appearances. 

Beyond the seafood soundbite. Ep. 68, Seafood Matters Podcast, 2025.

John challenges celebrity-driven, simplistic narratives about fishing, calling for a more honest, nuanced conversation.

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The Clearances Again, Orkney International Science Festival, 2024.

John talks about the growing conflict between the seafood industry and radical environmentalists.

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The Salt Roads, Seafood Matters Podcast, 2024.

John shares stories from his best-selling book. 

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The Seafood Industry, Seafood Matters Podcast, 2024. 

John reflects on his career in the fishing and fish farming industries. 

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Faroe and Shetland – sister archipelagos or distant cousins, St Magnus Conference, 2024.

John delivers a lecture about the links between Faroe and Shetland at this important annual historical conference. 

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The Salt Roads, Islands Matter Webinar, 2023. 

John talks about his new book.

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The reach of the Shetland fishing industry throughout history, Shetland Family History Society, 2022.

John explains the importance of the fishing industry when researching Shetland family histories. 

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The Cod Hunters, Orkney International Science Festival, 2022.

John shares stories from his first book.

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