The Scottish Fishermen's Federation has blasted Sir David Attenborough's latest film, branding it a "work of anti-fishing propaganda".
The film in question - Ocean - was made by Silverback and narrated by Sir David Attenborough and screened in cinemas last month. It will be broadcast on TV and streaming services.
Now, the Scottish Fishermen's Federation has described the film as the spearhead of a "fresh onslaught from environmental non-governmental organisations designed to influence delegates to the UN Ocean Conference in Nice" this week.
A statement from the federation in response said: "Despite being voiced by someone who is regarded as a national treasure, and whose former association with the BBC means he is almost universally perceived as being impartial and unbiased, the film is a work of anti-fishing propaganda that wholly blames the industry for the poor state of the planet’s oceans.
"Astonishingly, it singles out fishing from every other form of human impact on our seas, including climate change that is heating the planet and changing the seas, and ignores all other contributory factors such as pollution, litter (including plastic), seismic activities, subsea cables, shipping activity and the rapidly growing offshore wind industry (the impact of turbines on marine life is not yet fully understood due to lack of research).
"It also omits to mention the necessity of protein-rich, healthy food to feed the planet, and fishing’s relatively low impact on greenhouse gas emissions when compared with other modes of food production."
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation accused the film of using "Hollywood tearjerk techniques" including "depressing music".
It says the film was "carefully crafted to damage the industry".