Chefs Grilled Over Fish Menus
SOME of Britain’s most acclaimed restaurants have been exposed for serving threatened varieties of fish.
A quarter of Michelin-starred restaurants inspected by a new guide are accused of selling fish “as endangered as the giant panda”.
The makers of the award-winning documentary film The End of the Line, about dwindling fish stocks, have trawled through menus at more than 100 top restaurants.
They have sought to identify outlets serving threatened species, such as bluefin tuna or fish caught in indiscriminate nets that can trap dolphins in the English Channel. Seven out of the 25 Michelin-starred restaurants examined were found to be offering fish on an official “red list” of endangered species. All but three were offering at least one course of what marine conservationists have designated as fish to avoid.
