A new fish finger made from bycatch, which would normally go to waste, has been added to the menu at some Devon schools.
A group of pupils helped create the new Plymouth Fish Finger, which was inspired by a workshop encouraging people to eat more fish.
The University of Plymouth led the project which also involved Plymouth Fishing & Seafood Association and CATERed, the company which provides the majority of the city's school meals.
Species whiting, pouting and dogfish have been used to create the fish finger, with small scale coastal fishers being paid for the goods which are normally low in value and underutilised.
Active food system justice researcher, Dr Clare Pettinger, held workshops with the Whitleigh community, where it was identified better access to fish would encourage people to eat more of it.
Dr Pettinger worked with multiple organisations and identified the use of bycatch species.
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, (WWF), bycatch is the incidental capture of non-target species.
