Fish Face Seafood blog
Event showcases underused seafood species
Members of Ireland’s fishing sector, seafood processors and retailers gathered last month for an event showcasing the potential of skate, spurdog and red gurnard.
November in season spotlight: mussels
Plentiful, affordable, easy to cook – and most importantly, delicious – mussels start coming into their very best from early November.
Report: fishing the world’s most dangerous job
Ever wonder about the men and women out in all hours – and all conditions – behind that lovely piece of cod, hake, turbot, monkfish… on your plate?
UK seafood industry bouncing back
The UK seafood industry is beginning to show signs of recovery following the challenges of Brexit, Covid 19, and global supply chain difficulties.
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…











