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This is a list of fish found in and around Great Britain, in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, streams and man-made pools) and salt water. This list includes species that are native to Great Britain , as well as those which have been introduced from other countries.
This is an impartial (not implicitly biased to a single governing body, the BRFC) and comprehensive record list of 312 British record freshwater fish, past and present, involving 60 species/sub-species of fish caught using the traditional angling method of rod and line. Records include the angler, species, weight, date, venue, also referenced ...
Fish land at Scarborough included cod, halibut, ling, turbot, skate, lobster, crab, shrimp, mackerel, sole, dab, plaice, herring, gurnard Whiting, coalfish and haddock. [88] But by far the greatest importance was placed upon the herring. It was such a great part of the fishing economy despite the season only lasting for August and September. [89]
The tunny is a large and powerful fish, arguably the strongest fish in the world, with a fishing season mostly in August and September in Britain. [1] [2] In the 1930s rods six foot six inches long were used made of hickory, bamboo, lancewood and greenheart. American Ashaway lines of natural fibre were favoured.
Updated statistics from Marine Management Organisation on the UK fishing sector show that UK vessels landed 724 thousand tonnes of sea fish in 2017, with a value of £980 million. [5] In 2021, 53% of fishers in the UK were based in England. The largest English region was the South West, contributing 10% of overall output in the sector. [6]
InSeason Fish A sustainable seafood guide for India; Marine Conservation Society (MCS), Good Fish Guide (UK and Northeast Atlantic) The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch (recommendations) The Seafood Guide developed by Good Fish Foundation and WWF Europe; Greenpeace: Seafood Red list
An angler's catch of coarse fish—painting by Dean Wolstenholme, circa 1850. Coarse fishing (Irish: garbhiascaireacht, Welsh: pysgota bras) is a phrase commonly used in Great Britain and Ireland. [1] [2] It refers to the angling for rough fish, which are fish species considered undesirable as food or game fish.
Other fish are farmed commercially in the United Kingdom; small amounts of sea trout, common carp, halibut and Nile tilapia. [94] Fish are also bred commercially for fish feed and also for the ornamental pond/tank market. [95] Halibut is farmed at an onshore farm using recirculation tanks on the Isle of Gigha in Scotland. [96]