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Sustainable Cornish Seafood

We can all help our oceans by making well informed decisions when choosing seafood. Look for Cornish seafood labelled with our recommended symbol. Here are a few species from our recommended seafood list.

Why should we care

mackerel by Sarah McCartney

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Method: Hook and line

Hake by Sarah McCartney

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Method: Gill Netting

Undulate ray

Undulate ray

Raja undulata

Method: Demersal Trawl

Spider crab by Sarah McCartney

Cornish King Crab

Maja brachydactyla

Method: Potting

Lobster

Lobster

Hommarus gammarus

Method: Potting

Scallop by Sarah McCartney

Scallop

Pecten maximus

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Where to buy

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Meet the Fishers

Jake Gilbert

Port: Newquay

Jake has been running Serene for the last 8 years and fishes sustainabily by potting for crabs and lobsters out of Newquay harbour.

If you would like to contact Jake please use 07531429541.

 

 

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Danny and Tommy Phillips

Danny and Tommy Phillips

Port: Cadgwith

Danny Phillips and his son Tommy fish from their boat “Scorpio” out of the rocky Cadgwith Cove. They target shellfish and bottom-dwelling fish using pots and tangle nets in the life-rich waters off the Lizard Point. In the winter they switch to using smaller gill nets to catch red mullet. 
 
 
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Cornwall Good Seafood Guide is underpinned by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Good Fish Guide. The first UK consumer guide to sustainable seafood. For more information visit www.fishonline.org

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