Like hundreds of thousands of others, judging by the rocketing sales of sustainable fish species this week, I found the points made in Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight programme very compelling.
So compelling, in fact, that I didn’t even mind him repeating them a billion times in the space of half an hour (sign of bloody good point)! In the notoriously complicated territory of fish and seafood – where ‘the right thing to do’ is an elusive concept to anyone who isn’t personally monitoring fish stocks – keeping it clear, simple and repetitive seems crucial to the campaign’s success.
So for this cause, I didn’t mind being a cliche and trotting off to sunny Newlyn this morning in search of an ‘alternative’ species of fish for dinner. I came home with a fillet of coley for £2 – an alternative to the over-fished cod to which the Brits are so attached.
(Oh and if you’re looking for a fish & chip shop in Cornwall that is embracing the Fish Fight, rock over to Harbour Lights in Falmouth, which, according to a press release I received this morning, is leading the way in serving sustainable fish).
Right on.
You can sign up for the Fish Fight campaign here and watch a short vid.
Oh and low tide this morning (couldn’t resist *yet another* picture of this view) on the way back:
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January 19, 2011 at 2:33 pm
David H
Was the coley good? Regularly buy pollack from one of the fishmongers in Newlyn which is usually excellent (and feeds 2 adults and 2 kids for about £5 – 6 which is cheaper than a crap chicken from Tesco).
January 19, 2011 at 3:13 pm
ismay atkins
I haven’t quite perfected my pan-frying method which meant it didn’t, ahem, look beautiful on the plate but tasted great, which is the main thing.. and for £2 it was ample for two adults. Bargain!
January 18, 2011 at 2:13 pm
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