Citywide efforts to embrace sustainable fishing will soon get underway in Cardiff.
The capital has joined the Sustainable Fish Cities campaign, who advocate responsible practices that allow fish stocks to recover.
It was announced on 21 November, World Fisheries Day, that schools, universities, and NHS institutions would remove endangered species from their menus, and promote fish demonstrated to be sustainable.
E Ashton’s in Cardiff Market have a strict sustainability policy, but outside of retail there are few similar policies [Credit: Tom Goetze]
Katie Palmer of Food Cardiff, a member of the Sustainable Food Cities network, said that whilst mechanisms exist to ensure retailers employ good practices, no such regulation exists within the food service sector.
“Over half of all fish is eaten out of the home,” explained Katie, “and a large chunk of this is public-sector procurement, so taxpayers money is spent on endangered or unsustainable species.”
