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UK caterers told to take illegal seafood off menus

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By SeafoodSource staff
20 August, 2012 - The catering industry needs to check that it buys seafood from a reputable supplier if it wants to avoid purchasing unsafe, poor quality or illegal stock.

That was the joint warning from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), and Food Standards Agency (FSA) together with the British Hospitality Association (BHA) after it emerged that cod, skate and bass are all being sold illegally around the country.

The trio are working to raise awareness of laws around the purchasing of fish and shellfish products. It suspects that fish caught from unlicensed, unregistered fishing vessels, shellfish harvested from unsafe areas and protected juvenile lobsters and crabs are being offered for sale direct to the industry.

Under the Registration of Buyers and Sellers (RBS) Scheme 2005, which is enforced in England by the MMO it is a criminal offense to buy fish caught from a boat which is not licensed or registered for commercial fishing. The scheme aims to help fisheries administrations to keep track of the amount of fish species being landed and sold. It also increases traceability of fish, in turn helping the catering industry to obtain the freshest produce.

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