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ADVICE
Dover sole from the Hastings Fleet trammel net fishery in the Eastern Channel is certified as an environmentally responsible fishery by the Marine Stewardship Council. Avoid eating immature sole (less than 28cm) fresh (not previously frozen) fish caught during the breeding season (April-June).
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The following is a list of fish available to the UK and European consumer which have been given a rating of 1 or 2 and which MCS believes are fished within sustainable levels using methods which do not cause unacceptable damage to the environment or non-target species. The list is in alphabetical order not in order of sustainability. (download the MCS Pocket Good Fish Guide (Adobe PDF)) |
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| 1. |
Alaska or walleye pollock (MSC certified) |
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Bib or pouting |
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Black bream or porgy or seabream (from Cornwall and NW and N Wales) |
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Clam, American hardshell (from hand-gathered farmed sources only) |
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Clam, carpet shell (hand-gathered only) |
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Cockle (Hand gathered, MSC certified from Bury Inlet, SW Wales) |
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Cod, Atlantic (MSC certified) |
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Cod, Pacific (MSC certified) |
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Coley or saithe (from NE Arctic and combined N Sea stock) |
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Dab |
| 11. |
Dover sole (MSC certified from Eastern Channel) |
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Dublin bay prawn (Loch Torridon only MSC) |
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Flounder (from Cornwall and NW and N Wales) |
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Gurnard (grey and red) |
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Haddock (from the Northeast Arctic) |
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Herring (MSC certified from the North Sea, Eastern English Channel and Norwegian stocks, and from fisheries in the Celtic Sea |
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Lemon sole (otter trawl or seine net caught) |
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Lobster, Mexican Baja California red rock (MSC certified) |
| 19. |
Lobster, Western Australian rock (MSC certified) |
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