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Vote for your 2024 seafood product of the year

Jul 26, 20242 min read

Dreaming of the scent of sizzling sardines lifting up off a white-hot barbeque into the still air of a hot summer’s evening? Then dream no more seafood-loving chums, Cornish sardine season is…

Name that tuna: learn more about tuna

Jul 11, 20244 min read

The 2024 Sustainable Tuna Yearbook reveals that consumers in the UK spent £408.5m on more than 61 tonnes of tuna products between June 2022 and 2023. With these vast figures in mind,…

Seafood fundraiser for RNLI

Jul 10, 20242 min read

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is calling on people to ‘gather their own crew’ together this August to help raise funds for the charity.

2024 Cornish sardine season underway

Jul 3, 20242 min read

Dreaming of the scent of sizzling sardines lifting up off a white-hot barbeque into the still air of a hot summer’s evening? Then dream no more seafood-loving chums, Cornish sardine season is…

Record year for Scottish mussel industry

Jul 1, 20242 min read

A Scottish government survey has revealed that a record number of mussels were produced in the country last year.

July in season spotlight: grey mullet

Jun 27, 20244 min read

Grey mullet is often overlooked by the home cook, perhaps owing to its reputation for being a sluggish, fatty fish – one which likes to linger around in brackish water and near…

June in season spotlight: clams

May 31, 20242 min read

With its spiky, armoured shell and spindly, stilt-like legs the spider may seem a strange choice for May’s in season spotlight – but if you can look past the crab’s out-of-this-world-appearance then…

What are skate wings? A beginner’s guide

May 29, 20247 min read

“What is skate?” Asked the young girl standing in the queue in front of me at our local fish and chips shop. “It’s a type of flatfish,” replied her dad. Evidently, there’s…

Rejoice: Poole clam and cockle season underway

May 25, 20242 min read

It’s the most wonderful time of the year famously sang Andy Williams. However, had the American singer been born in Poole, Dorset then he probably would have been singing about the opening…

Why isn’t flounder more popular?

May 16, 20244 min read

Walk into any restaurant, grab the menu and check out the price of any flatfish. Megrim sole, sand sole and plaice will be over £20, with lemon sole and Dover sole considerably…

Weever woe on the south coast: in search of the perfect bouillabaisse

May 10, 20245 min read

A tale of weever woe not centred around a fiery foot, but rather a bland bouillabaisse.

Carbon-curious consumer? The new Seafood Carbon Emissions Profiling Tool is for you

May 8, 20243 min read

If you’ve ever wondered about the carbon footprint of your favourite seafood products, then wonder no more – a new online tool is here to help.