Jersey Hand Dived - Blue Marine Foundation
No matter where you are in Jersey, you are never more than ten minutes from the sea. For the community, the coast provides endless opportunities to forage and explore, as well as an ancient lifeline. The twice-daily change of the 30-foot tide brings an abundance of valuable fish and shellfish, including crab and lobster, close to the shore.
Marine conservation charity Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) have been working with local divers to create @jerseyhanddived, a scheme promoting responsibly-sourced scallops, hand-gathered by Jersey divers in Jersey waters.
BLUE works with low impact fishing communities across the British Isles to implement fisheries and conservation models that deliver wins for both nature and people.
To find out more about Jersey’s scallop diving industry and its divers, give @jerseyhanddived a follow. Look out for the label when buying your local, hand dived scallops to support this low-impact fishery.
