Hugh’s Fish Fight

TV cook Hugh Fearnely Whittingstall leaves the comfort of River Cottage (a long running cooking series on Channel 4) to examine Britain’s fishing industry. He ask why so much fish is thrown back into the sea dead, why so little of the UK catch is sold here, and explores the supermarket claims about the fish they sell. So great is the impending fish crisis that scientists believe this food source may become non-existent for future generations. Hugh asks how much fish is left in the sea and discovers which fish should be eaten, and which should be left alone to replenish. Hugh focuses on the three species most widely consumed in the UK: cod, salmon and tuna. What Hugh found was that things are not just bad ... but mad. Half the fish caught in the North Sea is thrown back into the sea, dead, because of crazy EU laws. So he launched a campaign to try to change those laws... The response from the public was incredible. Hugh’s Fish Fight tells these and other stories, and encourages the public to keep thinking differently about fish, to try to eat new species, and to keep Fish Fighting!