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“It is the responsibility of restaurateurs to help consumers choose to eat fish from sustainable stocks, and to send encouragement to the fisherman who are making every effort to fish without detriment to the marine environment and for that reason I am delighted to be able to help the handline fishermen launch their new Pollack tags, which I’m sure will be successful."

Rick Stein

“The decision by the Pollack and Sea Bass handliners to undergo an independent assessment to demonstrate sustainability through the MSC programme is great news. The MSC eco-label is already carried on South West handline mackerel and has brought benefits to local fishers. We wish the Pollack and Sea Bass fishers equal success in their assessments and the new tagging system can only help shoppers learn more about where fish comes from and how it is caught.” 

Chris Ninnes, Operations Director of the Marine Stewardship Council.

"...Wow!!!!! Having worked for Rick Stein for two years using Mathew Stevens fish I am now in London as a private chef for the rich and famous. I buy all my fish from Alexander Knight in Barnes SW13 this is the freshest bass i have cooked with other than what I have caught and i think the traceability of the tags is great.

If only fishing world wide could be done in such a sustainable and passionate way. Well done, your efforts really shine through in the produce. "

Chef Dan Hayes