Over the past three weeks, 120 students from three Falmouth schools have been heading down to Harbour Lights to explore how responsible sourcing and understanding where your food comes from can be applied even when buying the nation’s favourite comfort food – fish & chips.

Year sixes from Malborough and St Francis Schools and a group of year three pupils from St Mary’s, worked alongside SciArt Solutions and Harbour Lights staff to learn about a simple traffic light system used to identify which locally and internationally sourced fish are under threat.

The message of sourcing locally was clear as the children played fish bingo with mollusc, lobsters, cod, haddock, hake and skate to name a few. Appreciation of the interconnectivity of the sea life with environmental factors and human activity was made fun through a food web weaving.

Mrs Rowe, year six teacher from Malborough, said: "Simple lessons taught through fun activities are so effective. I think we have all learnt something together about the ecosystem and what questions we need to be mindful of when making choices."

Mrs Mills, class three teacher from St Mary’s, added: "The children are already aware of sourcing implications from their farm to fork topic, including Fair-trade certification. This fun and engaging practical workshop continued their learning that their decisions have consequences and small changes can have a global impact. The complimentary fish and chips were lovely too."

Dr Jo Henley, a marine educator from Sciart Solutions who worked in partnership with Harbour Light to deliver the workshops, said: "The Harbour Lights has always been a trail blazer in taking decisions about their business that can have a positive impact on the environment.

"I regularly mention Pete Fraser in my teaching as a true advocate for marine sustainability. There are individuals and organisations that are brave and take the steps to change how their business operates to minimise their impact where they can."

Pete Fraser, owner of Harbour Lights, said: "This is one of my favourite things we do at the Harbour Lights. Bringing these workshops back into our calendar of activities feels good. Celebrating fish and chips is our motto but we do this as best we can while minimising our impact on the fish stocks we rely on.

"Walking into the shop this week and seeing a sea of young people talking about something that is so important to the fish and chip industry and our seas' future and feeling the energy in the room was fabulous. Feels like we have made another 120 plus fish mates this week."