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Daily Fish Supplies – Seafood Holdings

Further information: www.dailyfishsupplies.co.uk or www.seafoodholdings.co.uk
Sustainability Policy
Seafood Holdings/ Daily Fish Supplies  believes strongly in the ethical purchasing of fish supplies and, being one of the largest fresh fish specialists in the UK, understands our responsibility in supporting sustainable fishing. We work in close partnership with our suppliers to ensure all enterprises involved throughout  the fishing and processing system, appreciate and  work with our long-term objectives of sustaining fish stocks.

As a group we take very seriously our responsibility of protecting endangered species, and do not handle, process or distribute any fish listed on the critically endangered IUCN list, which includes bluefin tuna. We continue to strive to source and promote under-utilised species, such as albacore tuna, and help customers develop menus to maximise this knowledge.

We are proud to offer and supply on a daily basis a huge range of organic and MSC* certified products. These include organic atlantic salmon and sea trout and related products, MSC cod, haddock, mackerel, pacific salmon, pacific halibut to name but a few. Where possible we source from within the UK environmentally kind, sustainably cultivated products such as mussels and oysters and we also are able to offer local speciality products such as Anglesea farmed seabass.

Seafood Holdings/ Daily Fish Supplies  work very closely with a number of companies whose prime goal is to offer ethically managed, environmentally sensitive produce. These range from prawns to hamachi yellowtail  kingfish to seabass, and with reference to salmon, in addition to organic  we offer ‘best practice’ as an alternative.

Products such as sea bass and bream are purchased from sustainable aquaculture centres, whose standards are to minimise or eliminate the key negative environmental and social impacts associated with aquaculture. The majority of yellowfin tuna purchased are fished in small, day fishing boats which practice traditional methods of hand-line fishing. This provides assurance that there is minimal environmental impact and no unwanted by-catch.

Seafood Holdings/ Daily Fish Supplies  have always implemented a full traceability system, that in itself eradicates any possibility of any illegally caught fish entering the supply chain.

The World Wildlife Fund have recognised that  should fish be removed from restaurant menus, prices will fall and fisherman will be forced to increase catches, compounding the negative impact. Seafood Holdings/ Daily Fish Supplies  aim to remain focused on our purchasing and supply responsibilities and keep customers, chefs and consumers informed of issues that may affect their own purchasing decisions. Our aim is to meet the needs of our customers today whilst protecting our natural resources for tomorrow.

*The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent, non-profit organisation that certifies and promotes sustainable fisheries.

Ethical purchasing
The following products are listed on MCS sustainable list and are being actively promoted into restaurants and press:

Abalone (farmed). Alaskan Pollock (MSC). Black bream (Cornwall). Brown crab (Devon). Cape Hake (MSC South Africa). American hardshell clam. Cockles (MSC, Wales). Atlantic cod (farmed). Pacific cod (MSC). Coley. Saithe. Dab. Dover sole (MSC). Flounder (Cornwall & Wales). Gurnard (red and grey). Pacific halibut (MSC). Herring (MSC). Lemon Sole. Lobster (MSC). Mackerel (MSC / Cornwall). Mussel (sustainably farmed). Oyster (native sustainably farmed). Sardines (Cornwall). Atlantic salmon (organically farmed). Pacific salmon (MSC). Scampi (Scotland, MSC). Seabass (line caught, Cornwall). Red snapper. Tilapia (sustainably farmed). Trout (organically farmed). Albacore tuna (pole and line). Yellowfin tuna (pole and line / handline). Whiting (English Channel). This list is not exhaustive, but have all been given the green light.

IUCN Crititcally Endangered Fish Species
The following species of critically endangered fish are not to be purchased, processed or sold by any Seafood Holdings depot.

Alabama sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus suttkusi

Common sawfish

Pristis pristis

Daggernose shark

Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus

Dumb gulper shark

Centrophorus harrissoni

Dwarf sawfish also called Queensland sawfish

Pristis clavata

Ganges shark

Glyphis gangeticus

Giant sea bass

Stereolepis gigas

Grey nurse shark

Carcharias taurus

Knifetooth sawfish also called pointed sawfish

Anoxypristis cuspidata

Large-tooth sawfish

Pristis microdon

Longcomb sawfish

Pristis zijsron

Pondicherry shark

Carcharhinus hemiodon

Smalltooth sawfish

Pristis pectinata

Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

Striped smooth-hound

Mustelus fasciatus

In addition to this list no orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) to be purchased, processed or sold.

Daily Fish Supplies – Seafood Holdings.
Unit 11/14, Cedar Way Industrial Estate. Camley Street, London NIC 4PD.
Tel: 0207 383 3771 Mobile: 07725 653 112
Website: www.dailyfishsupplies.co.uk or www.seafoodholdings.co.uk