WHAT PRICE WILL YOU PAY FOR SHELLFISH?

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

Our seafood is amongst the best in the world, but some of it comes with a serious environmental pricetag.

Seabed

A healthy seabed is the foundation of a healthy sea. Ours is a patchwork of different habitats, some rich and diverse. Yet sensitive parts of this seabed foundation are damaged every day by dredging for scallops and trawling for scampi.

Recovery

The waters closest to our coasts have been altered, the way we use them is restricting their recovery. We could be smarter, and could realise the potential for recovery in ways which benefit everyone.

Sustainability

We’re stuck in a pattern that stretches the very environmental limits of our coastal seas. Sustainable fisheries can prosper and so too can a range of other sustainable businesses, but not if we pursue short-term returns.

What we do

We’re interested in protecting and recovering our marine ecosystem. We’re interested in evidence and are not afraid to call out misinformation or unacceptable practices.

We think that there is a sensible, innovative and longer-term approach to looking after our seas. We’re here to present and promote it.

Transparency is a fundamental tool for deterring illegal fishing

A lesson from Loch Carron

The cracked edge of an ocean quahog, one of the world’s oldest living animals. Arctica islandica can live to over 400 years old. This one had its lifespan cut short.

Dredging in the dark

Open Seas statement on illegal and damaging dredging in Gairloch

What you can do

#EatMoreSustainableFish. Hardly the catchiest hashtag, but better than just heading off to #EatMoreFish no questions asked.

It’s great if you check how your tuna was caught, but what about the fish caught closer to home? Ours is some of the best seafood in the world. When was the last time you asked where your seafood actually came from? Eat and enjoy sustainable fish, but why buy seafood with a big environmental price-tag?