The Quality We hand pick the best quality fish to your order, it is a bespoke service. We go to market daily and take the pick of the best from many UK coastal ports and from overseas. This means that if fish supply or quality from one port is poor, we have the choice from many more. We will NEVER compromise on quality, if the fish is not top quality we will not buy. So, if we cannot fulfil your order we will let you know at the earliest opportunity or you can always give us an alternative when you order.
Ecological Policy The Fish - The protection of the ocean’s fish stocks is obviously very important to us. We provide fish that is in season, so for example we do not buy our own coastal water Plaice during March/April as it is spawning and then out of condition. Instead, during this time we will supply plaice from colder Icelandic waters were spawning is later. As a company we support ‘Tracefish’, a long term project aimed to establish international standards to ensure traceability of seafood from catcher to retailer, much like the meat industry has done. For more information visit www.seafish.co.uk and www.msc.org.
Our Packaging We have never been comfortable with the thought of using packaging material that ends up in landfill, so we use compostable polymer sheets instead of cellophane and absorbent liners made from non-GM corn starch. Both are approved for direct food contact and both can be put on the compost heap, or if they go into in the bin you know you are not adding the problem of landfill. The food industry and in particular fresh fish is hugely dependent on polystyrene due to its excellent insulation and waterproof properties. There are very few plants in the country that can recycle this material and those that do are only geared to handling very large quantities. We are working with a local company Sirane (www.sirane.co.uk) to develop a plant fibre alternative, so watch this space!
