The most comprehensive study ever conducted on fish stocks has been recently carried out and concludes that we should look lower down the food chain for the fish we eat.
Supplies of fish like tuna, cod and salmon are dwindling. But as we remove the predatorial fish, the prey multiply. The study, by Villy Christensen of the University of British Columbia's Fisheries Centre, has found that numbers of "forage fish" such as sardines and anchovies have doubled in the same period which has seen the supplies of larger fish fall by two thirds. Christensen suggests that eating more of these "forage fish" will help stocks return to healthier levels.
He is not the only one. Jamie Oliver has also spoken about the need to diversify the fish we eat. “I know you like your fish suppers, but our appetite for the same fish, day in, day out, is sucking the seas dry,” says Jamie, who suggests mackeral, coley and dab as alternatives.
Luckily for you, we have some lovely dishes with just these fish on our menu. There's our grilled sardines on toasted brioche bread with tomato dressing. Or you could go for the grilled mackeral, served with braised red cabbage with apple and char-grilled new potatoes. All in the name of saving the planet.
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