Hugh's Fish Fight

The fishing industry was under the spotlight in February 2013 when Channel 4 delivered a short season of fishery-specific programmes featuring TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

This short series highlighted some of the issues facing the fishing industry and inevitably raised some questions. We hope the information below will help to answer some of those questions and will highlight that sustainable, responsibly-sourced seafood lies at the heart of the 21st-century seafood industry, and that sustainable fishing methods and responsible sourcing techniques are widely used.

Please find below:

Fishing Industry Key Facts and Information

Seafish Guide to Discards
Seafish Guide to MPAs
Seafish Guide to Towed Gear

Map: Current seabed usage around the UK
Map: Volume of dredged seafood landings in the UK
Map: Kilowatt fishing days of dredged gear in the UK

For more information on sustainability issues, click here

Mackerel Guidance Note
Warm Water Prawns Guidance Note
Seafish Responsible Sourcing guide - Warm Water Prawns
Seafish Responsible Sourcing Guide - Scallops
Seafish Responsible Sourcing Guide - Nephrops

For more information on Responsible Sourcing Guides click here

Opinion pieces from Seafish

Paul Williams, Chief Executive, Seafish - 'Stop fishing' is no solution

Phil MacMullen, Head of Environmental Responsibility 'What a long, strange trip it's been….'