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

Sep 18, 2024 3 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, 2024 3 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, 2024 4 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, 2024 2 min read

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

How The Royal Navy is helping to restore native oysters

Sep 4, 2024 3 min read

An unlikely collaboration between the Royal Navy and a native oyster restoration project is aiming to help restore oyster populations and improve water quality in the Solent, Hampshire.

September in season spotlight: cuttlefish

Aug 30, 2024 3 min read

From September to around April, the port of Brixham, Devon sees a huge number of cuttlefish landed, most of which is exported overseas.

The Whelk quest ends – in the most unlikeliest of places

Aug 24, 2024 4 min read

A few years ago I embarked on a quest to discover a magical, wonderful, or even just half-decent, Whelk recipe. The quest is over!

‘Plymouth Fish Finger’ to showcase lesser-known fish species

Aug 23, 2024 2 min read

A fish finger made from lesser-know species of fish such as dogfish and pouting has been launched in Plymouth.

Forgotten old map reveals mussel power

Aug 21, 2024 4 min read

Affordable, plentiful – delicious, we all know mussels are great. However, thanks to a recently discovered historic map, it turns out that mussels are also good for the health of our oceans.

Seafood we love: Sayyadieh (Fishermen’s Dish)

Aug 20, 2024 4 min read

Being an unfashionable fish, it can be tricky sometimes to find a recipe for the humble grey mullet – but in Sayyadieh (Fishermen’s Dish) from the cookbook Falastin, we’ve found a humdinger.

Season’s first bluefin tuna landed in South West

Aug 16, 2024 2 min read

The first of this season’s bluefin tuna has started appearing in fishmarkets in the South West of England.

Time to celebrate the start of herring season

Aug 15, 2024 3 min read

Affordable, easy to prepare, easy to cook and incredibly good for us – it’s time to celebrate the start of this year’s main North Sea herring season.