line caught wild bass from cornwall - south west handline fishermen's association




	who caught my fish? select tag number: Our line caugh Bass and Pollack has a vessel number on the tag. Use the menu above to find out who caught your fish.

With the bad press Sea Bass has been receiving the SWHFA decided to highlight the ethical, and sustainable alternative to farmed or pair-trawl caught bass by introducing individual tags for each fish caught using hook and line.

The SWHFA numbered tags are inserted in the gills or mouth by the fishermen and should remain in the fish until taken out by the end-user.

As well as environmental reasons for choosing line-caught bass; for example the wild caught bass have more muscle and are less flabby than farmed bass as they have a 100% natural diet.

To reduce costs we are keen to re-use the tags. If you would like to help us re-cycle the tags then please send them to:

South West Handline Fishermen’s Association
c/o Cornwall Fisheries Resource Centre
78b The Strand / Newlyn / Cornwall / TR18 5HW