Sustainable seafood (7-11)

Learn how ocean-friendly fishing helps protect our seas and wildlife, economies and livelihoods, and helps provide safe food as part of a healthy diet.

    1. Seafood investigators

    This lesson introduces the idea of what 'sustainable' means and how this impacts the food we eat.

    Your group will investigate what our most-common seafood species are, where they come from, and use the Good Fish Guide to check their sustainability rating.

    1. Seafood investigators (ages 7-11) Lesson plan
    Tuna fish swimming in the deep blue ocean

    Bluefin tuna  |  Image credit: Guido Montaldo via Shutterstock

    2. Fishing methods

    Learn more about modern fishing methods in this games-led lesson. Explore some of the ways we catch fish in the UK and the management measures aimed at making seafood more sustainable.

    2. Fishing methods (ages 7-11) Lesson plan
    Boats resting on the beach of Beer, a small coastal village in Devon, England.

    Boats resting on the beach of Beer, a small coastal village in Devon, England.  |  Image credit: Marcin Jucha via Shutterstock

    3. Fish farming

    This lesson explores what aquaculture is and how fish farming works here in the UK, looking at the lifecycle of salmon, fish farm management and community viewpoints.

    3. Fish farming (ages 7-11) Lesson plan
    This image displays a floating sea-based fish farm, a form of aquaculture.

    a sea-based fish farm  |  Image credit: Pasta Design via Shutterstock

    Extra resources

    Check out the wildlife A-Z

    Learn about our amazing local species

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    An orange jellyfish srrounded by darkness

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    With these resources your students will explore incredible underwater landscapes and the many creatures that live above and below the water's surface.

    Protect the ocean (7-11)

    Explore why the ocean is so important, how humans benefit from and impact its resources, and how we can protect it in this series of lessons.
    A variety of single-use plastic litter including bottles and cartons are floating in the ocean

    Marine litter (7-11)

    Litter in our seas can cause harm to all forms of animals, from tiny plankton to giant whales. These resources will help students explore the impacts of litter on marine life.