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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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Cuckoo Ray

Leucoraja naevus

Method: Beam Trawling

Haddock

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Method: Demersal Trawl

Ling

Ling

Molva molva

Method: Longlining

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Cornish King Crab

Maja brachydactyla

Method: Potting

Megrim

Cornish Sole, Megrim

Lepidirhombus whiffogonia

Method: Demersal Trawl

Pacific oyster

Pacific oyster

Magallana gigas

Method: Hand Collection

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Meet the Fisherman

Leon Emmet

Leon Emmet

Port: Newquay

Leon Emmet is a young fisherman from Newquay who fishes from a small boat the Boy Chris SS276. Leon fishes sustainably using pots, handline and nets, learning the trade from his dad Joe who also has a fishing boat in Newquay harbour. Through their family owned company Newquay fish Leon and Emmets catch is sold direct to consumers and businesses around Cornwall, including some of the finest seafood restaurants. 

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Chris Ranger

Chris Ranger

Port: Mylor

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.

 
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