Cornish Fishing and Seafood

by Carol Trewin (Author), Adam Woolfitt (Illustrator), Adam Woolfitt (Illustrator), Carol Trewin (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.29

  Did you know that more than 50 species of fish and shellfish are regularly landed in Cornwall? Or that stocks of most of these are thriving? Cornish Fishing and Seafood is not just another book of fish recipes, although more than 20 recipes demonstrate how easy it is to cook the best, freshest fish. It also celebrates seafood and sea fishing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and reveals why our only truly wild source of food, harvested by the last of the hunter-gatherers, is special, to be treated with respect. It takes the lid off the myths and misunderstandings surrounding sea fishing, to discover the real state of fishing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Using the words and experiences of the fishermen themselves, auctioneers, processors and fish merchants, this book debunks any idea that fishermen are wilfully destroying the very thing that provides them with a living, showing instead the initiatives they have taken to protect stocks for the future. While celebrating the positive aspects of Cornish fishing, Cornish Fishing and Seafood does not shy away from recent difficulties - decommissioning, cuts in fish quotas, and shortages of manpower. It also looks forwards, and outlines the steps being taken to ensure that Cornish fishermen and Cornish boats keep fishing profitably in the twenty-first century. Cornish Fishing and Seafood has been written with support from the industry, at sea and onshore, so that profits from sales can help the Duchy Fish Quota Company to keep Cornish fishing quota in Cornwall.