Sprit of Cornwall and Saints Bay
Gary Rawle is the owner of Westcountry Mussels. He farms mussels in the clean waters of St Austell bay. Mussel farming is a low impact sustainable farming method that produces the highest quality mussels.
Boy Willie
Tim Vinnicombe has been fishing under sail and oar for oysters since he was 16 years old. Its a traditional fishery that has preseved this tough but satisfying way of life, as well as the stocks of oysters in the Fal.
Loyal Partner
Phil Trebilcock fishes for crab and lobster from the beautiful sandy harbour at Newquay on Cornwall's North Coast.
Tizardleeon
Danny Gilbert is a young Newquay fisherman who uses the sustainable method of potting to catch crab, lobster and spider crab.
Ajax
Alan Dwan is skipper of the Newlyn hake netter, the Ajax. They fish offshore and are at sea for trips of up to 5 days at a time.
Crystal Sea
David Stevens is skipper of the modern 20m trawler the Crystal sea. He fishes using a twin rig demersal trawl and has made numerous adaptations to the gear to improve its sustainability by reducing unwanted by catch.
Penny Lynne and Daphne Rose
Ben George handline fishes from the beautiful Sennen Cove, close to Land's End.
Atlantic Voyager
Ben Lowe is a teenage fisherman who goes out to sea onboard his eight-metre catamaran Atlantic Voyager. He supplies line-caught fish and pot-caught crab and lobster.
White Heather
Stefan is a sardine ring netter, working on the fishing vessel White Heather, out of Newlyn.
Phra-nang
Joe Emmett fishes sustainably using pots to catch brown crab, spider crab and lobster, and handlines for mackerel and pollack from the North Cornish port of Newquay.
Rock Shellfish
Luke Marshall is a second generation shellfish farmer. From their base at Porthilly farm near Rock the Marshall family have been farming shellfish in the Camel estuary for over twenty years. Porthilly oysters and Rock Mussels are renowned for their quality and sustainablity and feature on menus across the county and further afeild.
Galwad Y Mor
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.
Alf Smythers
Chris Ranger fishes for native oysters and queen scallops aboard his traditional oyster working boat the Alf Smythers. Fishing using oyster dredges the traditional way under sail and oar. Chris is also a registered fish merchant supplying a wide range of purified local sustainable shellfish.
Radjel FY270
Will Shugg fishes from Mevagissey, netting for mackerel and sole from his small wooden boat the Radjel.
Serene
Jake has been running Serene for the last 8 years and fishes sustainabily by potting for crabs and lobsters out of Newquay harbour.
Santa Maria lV
Peter fishes from St.Mawes and together with his wife Angie, they run St.Mawes seafood. His family go back as seafarers in St.Mawes for 300 years and he is very passionate about trying to keep their fishing heritage alive. He has been fishing for over 40 years, first going to sea on a local trawler as a 9th birthday present.
Bonnie Grace
James fishes out at Mounts Bay using pots, gill nets and handlines. He has been around fishing, boats and harbours since he was 9 years old. He started full time when he left school and brought his first boat at 19.
Scorpio
Nimrod TO30
Ben is the skipper of the Nimrod TO30 and uses baited pots to capture crabs and lobsters, a highly selective and sustainable method. He sells his catch to the family business, The Real Cornish Crab Company and at 24 years old he is the youngest skipper in their fleet!
Intuition TO40
Introducing Roberts Vpils who is a crew member living and working on the Intuition TO40. He came over from his home country of Lativa over 10 years ago and has been fishing ever since! He uses baited pots to capture crabs and lobsters, a highly selective and sustainable method and sells his catch to The Real Cornish Crab Company.
Intuition TO40
Introducting Alexander Schepin, who is a crew member from the Intuition TO40, one vessel of The Real Cornish Crab Company's potting fleet. He uses baited pots to capture crabs and lobsters, a highly selective and sustainable fishing method.
Nimrod TO30
Meet Edgars Rutenbergs, who is a crew member working on the Nimrod TO30.
Kimberly Jo FH715
Meet Barry Preston, who fishes out of Mevagissey using hand lines and gill nets!
Little Christina
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.
Gemini BD18
Nick is a handline fisherman – fishing from the Percuil estuary aboard his boat Gemini BD18.
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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