The Bay joins seafood charity sustainable seafood
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Marine Stewardship Council launches digital map locating the UK and Ireland’s certified sustainable fisheries
he Bay fish and chip shop in Scotland has
sardines and hake in Cornwall, clams from Poole Harbour
joined with sustainable seafood champions
in Dorset, herring and mussels in Ireland and haddock,
Mitch Tonks and James Strawbridge to urge
crab, scallops and mussels in Scotland. There are 17 brand
British staycationers to try out the local
new pages, with information about each MSC certified
seafood at their holiday spots
this year and support the growing sustainable seafood movement.
sustainable fishery from across the UK and Ireland. Calum Richardson, owner of the Bay fish
The Marine Stewardship Council, global
and chip shop in Stonehaven, Scotland, the
standard setter for sustainable seafood,
first chippy to serve MSC certified Scottish
has today launched an online map which
haddock, said: “We wanted to offer our
showcases sustainable fisheries in the UK and
customers Scottish haddock and the fishery’s
Ireland, along with information about the different species,
MSC certification reassured us that in doing so, we would
history and fishing methods.
be helping to protect fish stocks and the long-term
Brits have a great range of sustainable seafood available
livelihoods of Scottish fishing communities. Our customers
in the UK, from cockles fished in the Burry Inlet when
are looking for sustainable, local fish and chips and I am
in South Wales and the Dee Estuary in north Wales, to
proud to source from a sustainable, well managed fishery.”
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Fastfood Professional • August and September 2021
August and September 2021 • Fastfood Professional
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