Brits being shellfish when they select their seafood

Trendy Gen Z dishes take a battering from family favourite

- By Tony Whitfield

WHEN it comes to our diets, we should know our “plaice” and help save fish stocks for future generations, conservationists say.

Salmon, cod, haddock, tuna and prawns are the UK’s top five favourites, and account for the vast majority of seafoods eaten.

Yet such is the demand, most are imported while an abundance of other fish types caught in our waters are exported.

The Marine Stewardship Council has urged Britons to be more adventurous when it comes to seafood and choose from a wider variety of species caught in UK waters.

Brown shrimps, hake, sardines, crab and clams are among the species that should be more prevalent on our dining tables.

Its latest campaign “Blue Blue, Protect Dinner”, which is running this month, aims to get us to try seafoods that are usually shunned.