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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.

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mackerel by Sarah McCartney

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Method: Hook and line

Megrim

Cornish Sole, Megrim

Lepidirhombus whiffogonia

Method: Demersal Trawl

Spider crab by Sarah McCartney

Cornish King Crab

Maja brachydactyla

Method: Potting

Native Oyster

Native Oyster

Ostrea edulis

Method: Sail and Oar

Sand Sole

Sand Sole

Pegusa lascaris

Method: Demersal Trawl

Cornish Sardine by Sarah McCartney

Cornish Sardine

Sardinus pilchardus

Method: Ring Netting

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Meet the Fisherman

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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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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