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.
Port: Mylor
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.
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Port: Newlyn
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.
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Oysters are great seafood for sustainability. Cornish native oysters and farmed Pacific oysters are both great species to be choose but now there are also wild caught Pacific oysters on the market. These oysters are a threat to Cornwall's marine life and they need to be controlled so we should be eating them!
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We are now calling for input from the public and the seafood industry following our annual summer seafood sustainability ratings review.
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Incredible biodiversity on Fal oyster fishery, notes from a day out on the Fal Oyster Survey 2019
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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
