The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says the lack of participation in its latest Supermarket Seafood Survey by some of the UK’s most well-known retailers is keeping consumers in the dark when it comes to choosing sustainable seafood.
MCS says if supermarkets aren’t being transparent about where and how their seafood is being sourced and sold then it’s hard for consumers to have...
It was the battle of the seafood restaurants as Mitch Tonks of RockFish and Ben Squire of The Boathouse Cafe took part in the inaugural Ecover Blue Mile Fish SUPper Challenge in Plymouth to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society .
Ben and Mitch raced over a 100m sprint course in front of the Mayflower Steps in a best of three contest. And the Champion for 2013 is Ben, who came...
The UK’s leading marine charity says people visiting the beach this summer should keep their eyes peeled for wobbly visitors who act as a barometer of the seas. After a slow start this year, jellyfish blooms started increasing in June and July as our coastal waters warmed up.
Every summer hundreds of reports of jellyfish sightings are made to the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS)...
Could this be how we shop in the future? Children taking part in an experiment to see if ‘traffic light’ labelling on packaging made any difference to their purchasing habits said they would like to see the system introduced.
The idea is being advocated by international marine debris expert Professor Richard Thompson of Plymouth University, who believes that youngsters are the key to a...
