As a nation, we Brits are a pretty unadventurous bunch when it comes to seafood. Over 75% of all the seafood we eat comes from the big five: salmon, cod, haddock, tuna and freshwater prawns. We don’t catch enough of these in the UK, so we end up importing the majority of it.
This massive demand puts a lot of pressure on a handful of fish stocks. If we want to help solve the problem, we need to diversify what we eat.
Our inshore fishermen catch a huge variety of quality, fresh, local fish and shellfish, using low impact methods. But most of their catch is shipped straight to the continent. New European legislation is also putting increased pressure on fishermen to land 100% of their catch with no allowance for any discards. This means there will be more fish landed in the future that we aren’t particularly familiar with – so let’s start learning to enjoy them now.
The aim of Northumberland Seafood is to put more local fish on local plates. By supplying both wholesale , retail and consumers directly with locally caught fish, we want to take some of the strain off overfished stocks, introduce consumers to new types of delicious seafood and help support our inshore fishing fleet.
If you think you’re a bit more adventurous than the average fish-eater, then why not join our club.
Let you know when things are in season so you can enjoy them at their best.
Give you an Ugly Fish option in the Creel Club to give you a greater selection of the more unusual fish in your box.
Invite you to Ugly Fish Club events where you get to taste some great fish served up by chefs with a talent for creating great seafood dishes.
Suggest some creative recipes for making the moist of your Ugly Fish.
And access to some great merchandise that celebrates that little bit of differentness.