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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

Thornback ray

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

Method: Gill Netting

Brill by Marc Dando

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

Method: Demersal Trawl

Queen Scallops, Seafish

Queen Scallop

Mimachalmys varia

Method: Sail and Oar

Spurdog by Marc Dando

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

Method: Demersal Trawl

Red Gurnard by Sarah McCartney

Red Gurnard

Aspitrigla cuculus

Method: Demersal Trawl

Velvet crab by Sarah McCartney

Velvet crab

Necora puber

Method: Potting

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Meet the Fishers

Ben Lowe

Ben Lowe

Port: Newquay

Ben Lowe is a young fisher who goes out to sea onboard his ten-metre catamaran Lola Belle PH33. He supplies line-caught fish and pot-caught crab and lobster.


You can find out what he's up to via his Twitter or on 07860927833.

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Chris Blamey

Chris Blamey

Port: Mevagissey

Chris Blamey fishes from the harbour of Mevagissey aboard the wooden multipurpose fishing vessel Galwad Y Mor. Between July and January he fishes for Cornish Sardines, using a ring net. For the rest of the year he targets Pollack using wreck nets and travels much further afield. 

 

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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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