Fish Face Seafood blog
Popular UK scampi range relaunched
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
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
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
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
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
A new study has found that European flat oysters once formed extensive reefs along much of Europe’s coastline.
Discover why monkfish is marvellous
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
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
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)
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
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
Supermarket chain Aldi says it has invested more than £45m in the British seafood industry over the past 12 months.