A seafood restaurant has taken some of the country's favourite fish off the menu to help conserve stocks.
The Loch Fyne Oyster Bar in Western Road, Brighton, will no longer stock skate, monkfish and swordfish following advice from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
The society produced figures showing which fish populations were particularly at risk and the Scotland-based restaurant chain hopes other restaurants will follow its lead.
Mark Derry, managing director of Loch Fyne Restaurants, said: "Monkfish and swordfish have become extremely popular in the UK during the past few years.
"Unfortunately, the fishing of these species has not been properly controlled and they are now facing hard times. Fish are very adept at replenishing their stocks but only when they are given a fair chance. We hope by taking the lead and removing them from our menus, others will follow suit before it's too late."
The society will launch The Good Fish Guide next month, featuring a list of 20 at-risk species, which are excluded by Loch Fyne.
Bernadette Clarke of MCS said: "The Loch Fyne companies have set a good example. A number of the fish we have highlighted as at-risk are very popular in restaurants in the UK so this is a big step.
"We don't want people to stop eating fish but what we need to see is a wider variety of abundant species being offered and a chance for over-fished species to recover."
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