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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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Lobster

Lobster

Hommarus gammarus

Method: Potting

mackerel by Sarah McCartney

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Method: Hook and line

Ling

Ling

Molva molva

Method: Longlining

Sand Sole

Sand Sole

Pegusa lascaris

Method: Demersal Trawl

Haddock

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Method: Demersal Trawl

mussel

Mussels

Mytilus edulis

Method: Farmed

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Meet the Fisherman

Christopher Key

Christopher Key

Port: Boscastle

Chris and his crewman Scott fish out of Boscastle during the summer months mainly working about 50 pots. They also line for mackerel and bass and from time to time undertake some gill netting and long lining. 

 

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Peter Green

Port: St. Mawes

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. 

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