Meet our award winning fishmongers
Our fishmongers. The pride of M&J. Yet again our team did us proud at the National Federation of Fishmongers (NFF) British Fish Craft Championships this August bank holiday weekend.
Night after night, our fishmongers graft to fillet and prep fresh fish for delivery to your kitchen the next morning. There are years of experience, knowledge and craftsmanship in every one of our branches. And each year our team come out to show off their skills at the annual championships.
This year, Sarah from Farnham branch showed the lads how it’s done. She’s our first female fishmonger to compete. She did a cracking job, winning the Fish Craft Challenge class. Her passion and skill impressed the judges so much they also awarded her the Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup. This special award for the fishmonger who caught the judges’ eye is a one-off to celebrate the competition’s 50th anniversary. Great stuff Sarah!
Of course, our lads did a sterling job too. Overall we won awards in 10 different categories. Here’s a full list of our results.
The Fish Craft Challenge
1st - Sarah Webber - Farnham
Marine Harvest Salmon Championship
1st - Paul Darling - Smethwick
3rd - Rob Cleaver - Smethwick
4th - Gopal Nandy - Smethwick
Flatfish Traditional Fish of the Sea Championship
3rd - Lionel Raguenet - Broxburn
GAA Aquaculture Championship
2nd - Paul Darling - Smethwick
4th - Shane Webber - Farnham
Sterling White Halibut Championship
3rd - Shane Webber - Farnham
M&J Seafood MSC Championship
3rd - Lionel Raguenet - Broxburn
4th - Gracjan Krzyweicki - Farnham
Dawnfresh Trout Championship
3rd - Gopal Nandy - Smethwick
Falfish Fishmongers Championship
3rd - Gopal Nandy - Smethwick
Collage Championship
3rd - Gopal Nandy - Smethwick
The Saucy Fish Co. Portion Cut Championship
2nd - Gopal Nandy - Smethwick
The Golden Jubilee Perpetual Challenge Cup
Sarah Webber - Farnham
Well done team, we couldn’t be prouder.
