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Popular UK scampi range relaunched

Oct 22, 20242 min read

Young’s Seafood has relaunched its entire scampi range in a bid to ‘inspire lapsed and new shoppers’ and make the products ‘top of mind’.

Sustainable UK seafood celebrated at prestigious awards

Oct 21, 20243 min read

A lobster fisherman from Jersey and Cornish sardines were among those recognised at this year’s Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aqua Stewardship Council (ASC) awards.

Seafood we love: Mouclade – the classic mussel dish

Oct 14, 20243 min read

With winter just around the corner and mussels approaching their very best, the ideal dish to kick off the new season is mouclade, a classic French recipe that’s rich, creamy, and full…

Tale in the sting: How the weever fish is helping scientists

Oct 11, 20244 min read

A new study involving lifeguard records from a number of UK beaches of people experiencing weever fish stings is helping scientists learn more about impacts of the environment of coastal fish populations.

Exploring Morocco’s seafood culture: Fresh fish and simple cooking

Oct 9, 20249 min read

Discover Morocco’s seafood culture with fresh fish straight from the Atlantic, prepared and simply cooked in Taghazout and Agadir.

Study reveals once widespread oyster reefs

Oct 8, 20242 min read

A new study has found that European flat oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe’s coastline.

Discover why monkfish is marvellous

Oct 5, 20244 min read

Once much maligned, the marvellous (if somewhat unfortunate-looking) monkfish is now hugely popular and features on the menus of restaurants up and down the country.

October in season spotlight: herring bloater

Oct 4, 20242 min read

OK, we admit it – a herring bloater might be difficult to track down, but if you do find one, be sure to snap it up, as by the end of October…

Seafood firm launches jumbo cod ‘fakeaway’ amid rising fish & chip prices

Sep 18, 20243 min read

Leading UK seafood company Youngs has unveiled a Jumbo Cod Special which it says will appeal to consumers wanting the genuine takeaway experience of the local chippy at home.

John Dory isn’t a poet (and we know it)

Sep 16, 20243 min read

Research commissioned for the Marine Stewardship Council’s Sustainable Seafood September campaign has revealed that 12% of those polled believed John Dory to be a famous poet – and not one of the…

Seafood we love: Rick Stein’s Baked whole bream with potatoes

Sep 12, 20244 min read

Early September sees wild gilthead bream appearing at our fishmongers down here on the south coast, which makes it the ideal time to cook one of our favourite bream recipes – Rick…

Aldi expands UK seafood line-up: more British-sourced fish

Sep 6, 20242 min read

Supermarket chain Aldi says it has invested more than £45m in the British seafood industry over the past 12 months.