The Marine Conservation Society has developed a system to help consumers choose the most environmentally sustainable fish. Fish to Eat are rated 1 and 2, Ratings 3 and 4 mean don’t eat too often. Fish to consider avoiding are rated 5.
Whiting is the smallest fish of the Cod family, with a silvery-grey body and rounded belly. It is rarely caught over 2kg in weight. In 2016 approximately 2000 tonnes of whiting worth £2.5 million were landed in Shetland. A variety of types of trawl net are used to catch whiting and they occur in a number of mixed fisheries. This is often an overlooked fish but, like Coley, Whiting fillets are a good buy when very fresh.
Box weight: 7Kg
