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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

Pacific oyster

Pacific oyster

Magallana gigas

Method: Hand Collection

Small eyed ray by Marc Dando

Small eyed ray

Raja microocellata

Method: Demersal Trawl

Cornish Sardine by Sarah McCartney

Cornish Sardine

Sardinus pilchardus

Method: Ring Netting

Thornback ray

Thornback ray

Raja clavata

Method: Gill Netting

Lobster

Lobster

Hommarus gammarus

Method: Potting

mussel

Mussels

Mytilus edulis

Method: Farmed

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Where to buy

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Meet the Fishers

Aiden McClary

Aiden McClary

Port: St Ives

Aiden is a young St Ives fisherman that uses nets, pots and handlines to catch a range of fresh fish and shellfish. He is a part of the St Ives Fish Selling Co-op. 

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Ben George

Ben George

Port: Sennen Cove

Ben George handline fishes from the beautiful Sennen Cove, close to Land's End. 

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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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