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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

Hake by Sarah McCartney

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Method: Gill Netting

Dab by Marc Dando

Dab

Limanda limada

Method: Demersal Trawl

Spider crab by Sarah McCartney

Cornish King Crab

Maja brachydactyla

Method: Potting

Queen Scallops, Seafish

Queen Scallop

Mimachalmys varia

Method: Sail and Oar

Brill by Marc Dando

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

Method: Demersal Trawl

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Meet the Fishers

Will Shugg

Will Shugg

Port: Mevagissey

Will Shugg fishes from Mevagissey, netting for mackerel and sole from his small wooden boat the Radjel.

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Ben Lowe

Ben Lowe

Port: Newquay

Ben Lowe is a young fisher who goes out to sea onboard his eight-metre catamaran Atlantic Voyager. 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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News

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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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