Part
1 :Understand the range of marine finfish species and principles
of harvesting and fish stocks
Understand
the different types and names of marine fish caught around
the UK and how are they caught.
1.1
The range of commercial fish species that are commonly
defined as marine finfish including alternative legally
acceptable or approved commercial names
Task
- Describe the types and names of fish commonly sold in
the UK.
Suggested resources:
DEFRA's
commercial designations of fish document - the
fish list
Seafood
Academy - Seafood Guide for species information, seasonality etc. - use the green tab above.
M&J Seafood – Guide
to seafood
Identifying UK marine fish - click
here
Seafish Seafood UK Market summary - available
here
Waitrose fish counter - click
here to see what is available today
Online Fishmonger
- The Fish Society
Fishbase:
Marine science web site with access to pictures and names
of fish from around the world.
Seafish Publications
- a substantial and authorities source of information
Fish
and Shellfish Identification open learning module NB:
A DVD is also available from Seafish.
1.2 The methods commonly used to harvest these species
and locations /regions/grounds from which they are harvested
Task
- Describe the different types of fishing methods used around
the UK and how these change depending on fish type and location.
Where the various fishing areas and grounds are located.
Suggested resources
The business of fishing - seafish
video and other fishing videos available from Seafish's
YouTube Channel - "seafishtheauthority"
Seafish
basic fishing methods - pdf
guide
Seafish fishing
downloads
Marine Conservation Society - how fish are caught, guide
to fishing
methods
FAO Fishing method fact
sheets
FAO
fishing
areas information
Food Labeling
guide for fishmongers including
need to show where fish are caught.
1.3
The role of aquaculture in supplying marine finfish
for retail sale
The
majority of global farmed fish supply is of fresh water
species. Atlantic salmon is by far the most important variety
of fish that is farmed in European waters, strictly speaking
salmon is not a marine finfish as it spends part of the
life cycle in freshwater. It is included here as most laymen
would consider it another finfish.
The
important farmed marine fish in the UK market are sea bass
and sea bream and to a lesser extent farmed halibut and
turbot, some farms are now diversifying into other high
value marine fish such as sole.
see
wikipedia
on aquaculture
Task - Explain how farming of sea fish currently supplies
into the UK retail market.
Suggested resources:
See Seafish's Aquaculture Profiles microsite
FAO 2018 Report on the status of world aquaculture is available here
Marine Harvest – The world’s largest producer of Atlantic
salmon.
Loch Duart – smaller
scale independent Scottish Salmon farm
FAO farmed
Sea bass fact sheet
Seafish responsible sourcing guide for farmed
Sea bass
Gigha Halibut - Scottish
halibut farming
Norwegian Fisheries halibut
web page
FAO Turbot
fact sheet
The world’s largest Turbot producer? - Stolt
Seafarms
An overview of the importance of aquaculture
in the catering trade by M&J Seafoods
1.4
The current general state of fish stocks and species-specific
issues including quotas, sustainability and the environmental
impact of fishing/aquaculture methods.
Task
- Describe the current state of European fish stocks, including
how much fish are allowed to be caught each year. Explain
the sustainability and the impact on the environment of
different fishing and fish farming methods.
Suggested resources:
A series of guides
from Seafish which explore topical issues affecting
the UK seafood industry and information sheets summarising
stock status and management of the main European stocks
assessed by ICES.
The Seafish Guide
to Aquaculture
EC Fisheries – Total
allowable catches and quotas
European Environment Agency - status
of stocks
EC Maritime affairs and fisheries - status
of stocks
ICES review 2015 - improved
status of stocks article
World Ocean Review - status
of stocks worldwide
Marine Conservation Society - how
fish are caught
Marine Conservation Society – Fish to eat and fish to avoid
information
from 2011
Marine Conservation Society – Good
Fish Guide
Pros
and cons of fish farming
Environmental impact
of fish farming
Waitrose fish information
Tesco fish sustainability
guide
Sainsbury’s - Our
future with fish
M&S Forever
Fish Initiative
