A London Fishmonger

The mutterings of an Ex-London Fishmonger, a qualified fishery scientist, a lover of cooking and eating seafood, ex fishery consultant, fish farmer, and angler - Guess its going to be fish all the way.

Sunday, 15 November 2009

The Ultimate Sacrifice

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So I whinge I can’t get fish. My customers complain that they can’t get the fish they want. My wholesalers complain they struggle to get fis...
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Monday, 9 November 2009

Trees and Deers and Fresh Air

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Occasionally the outskirts of London offer a real getaway from the hustles of our packed metropolis. The expanse of Richmond Park in l...

Less Fish Higher Prices

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The European Commission recently published it’s proposed changes for 2010 Total Allowable Catches based on best available scientific and cat...
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Tuesday, 3 November 2009

When The Wind Blows

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Fishmongers have to face the major problem of a lack of quality fish when the weather is bad. I see many mongers quality fall through the ...
Monday, 2 November 2009

Skating on Thin Ice - The Plight of our skates and rays

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Skates and rays are ancient and stunningly beautiful creatures thought to have been with us for 150 million years. There are approximately 6...
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I See Trouble Ahead

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So is it ethical to follow the lead of celebrity chefs like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall? Should we choose unusual non fashionable fish that ...
Friday, 30 October 2009

Quality over Quantity

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It can be very hard finding the quality of fish that I like to sell especially on the back of a windy week. Bad weather over a weekend mov...
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Monday, 19 October 2009

Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - Maybe?

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Ever since the cinema premier of the hugely revealing documentary 'The End of The Line', which exposes frailties in certain fisheri...
Sunday, 18 October 2009

Italy's Island of Fantastic Fishes

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I admit that i have an obsession with fish so with every visit to anywhere i will seek out the aquarium, the fish market, fishmonger or fish...
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Saturday, 17 October 2009

Effects of Electricity on Fish

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A number of years ago i participated in a fish survey that was undertaken on a southern section of the grand union canal. It gave me the per...
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