NO MATTER how you eat it – in batter, in butter sauce, smoked or boiled – the chances are you will not know much about how fish gets from sea to table.
But more than 80 pupils from Mullion Primary School do now, after they visited Newlyn, the heart of Cornwall's fishing industry, on a fact-finding mission organised by Sarah Crosbie at Seafood Cornwall Training.
The pupils, all Key Stage 2, aged from 8 to 11 years, took part in a fish quiz to identify fish species, before touring Newlyn fish market where they put their fish identification skills to the test.
They met fishermen and learnt about the different types of fishing boats tied to the harbour quay, before climbing aboard the Penlee lifeboat for a lesson about safety at sea.
The day was finished off with a visit to Harvey's shellfish tanks, where the children enjoyed looking at and touching the different shellfish.
Sarah Crosbie, manager of Seafood Cornwall Training, explained: "I am happy to help organise trips to Newlyn for Cornish schools so the children can see, feel and breathe the fish and fishing industry to compliment what they've been learning at school."
Andy Wheeler, of Cornish Fish Producers Organisation Ltd, who showed a group of the children around Newlyn, said: "Coming to Newlyn to learn about fish and fishing is a
fun and exciting way for children to reinforce their learning in subject areas such as maths, science and geography."
For further information about organising school visits to Newlyn, contact Sarah Crosbie on 01736 364324 or visit www.seafoodcornwalltraining.co.uk
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