River Cottage

Hello,I'm delighted that Europe's fish ministers are still agreeing that discards will be banned, but the devil is in the detail. What they agreed last night is weaker and harder-to-enforce than the Read More ›

Dear Ruth,  Thanks for taking the time to write with your views on the latest Fish Fight programme. I am sorry that you feel disillusioned with the campaign, and that you feel we misrepresented Read More ›

Hello, To show the government how much support there is for more marine protection, and the 127 MCZs (Marine Conservation Zones), I’ve joined up with our friends at the Marine Conservation Read More ›

Hello there,It's fantastic news that MEPs in the European Parliament voted today for a strong discards ban and a legally-binding end to overfishing. I hope in years to come this will be seen as a Read More ›

It's very sad news that fears about overfishing of mackerel have led the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to take this wonderful fish off their 'Fish to Eat' list.  Fish Fight always follows Read More ›

Hi Fish Fighters, We’re filming for our new series this Thursday between 2.30pm and 4pm, down on the beach at Weston-super-Mare.   It’s going to be a spectacle in what we hope Read More ›

Sir, It is shocking that many dairy farmers are to be paid less for their milk than it costs to produce it. Dairy farming in this country is fast becoming unviable. Milk is a brilliant food but we Read More ›

Yesterday food writer Mitch Tonks started a fish fight with me for warning people off cod in this article for The Telegraph. Mitch is setting an admirable example by sourcing Marine Stewardship Read More ›

I will once again be opening the doors of River Cottage, this time to welcome some familiar faces who are famous for everything but their cooking skills. The special episode from Park Farm will Read More ›

Dear Fish Fighters, Remember our last massive - and successful - Twitter campaign in February which stopped the French from derailing the discard ban proposals?Well tomorrow Europe's Fisheries Read More ›