A recent report by trade magazine The Grocer says that the price of popular fish such
as plaice, whiting and haddock is up by around 50 % on this time last year as trawlers have been grounded.
The report also warned that Britain's stocks of cod — a key component of the nation's beloved fish and chips — will dwindle, but should be replaced by more plentiful numbers of fish such
as plaice and sole.
Not exact matches
As babies, flatfishes like
plaice and flounders look like every other fish.
Species verification was carried out on fresh, frozen and tinned products labelled
as cod, tuna, haddock,
plaice, sole, swordfish, anchovy, hake and monkfish.
We found that a ban combined with catch quotas has the greatest potential to incentivise more selective fishing, but only for regulated species such
as cod, haddock and
plaice.
One thing's for sure: unless something changes soon, familiar favourites such
as cod, haddock, hake and
plaice will be off the menu.