Cornish Master Fish is a new seafood recipe cooking competition which is open to anyone who loves cooking with Cornish seafood, whatever their age.

It is latest in a drive by Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Cornwall Good Seafood Guide to encourage people to get behind local fishermen and eat more sustainable seafood. There are two categories, Junior Master Fish for the under 16s, and Cornish Master Fish for the over 16s.

Matt Slater, marine awareness officer at Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said: "Cornish seafood is fabulous. Cooking with fresh, local and sustainable seafood is good for you, good for the environment, good for local fishermen and it tastes great too.

“Many of us are out of the habit of eating fresh local seafood but gradually this is changing and people are realising how tasty it is for us. In Cornwall we are lucky to have a wide selection of seafood which is harvested from healthy fish stocks using a range of different methods of fishing and fish farming, many of which have minimal impact on the environment."

Matt said of Cornish Master Fish: "It’s simple and fun to enter the competition. Just buy yourself some fresh Cornish seafood, checking our website to see if it is on the recommended list. And then cook yourself a nice meal. Take some photos of your creation, fill in our simple entry form, then email the completed form and a photo to seafood@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk.”

The trust is not looking for the most complicated recipe, in fact quite the opposite. Top marks will go to those who can demonstrate how easy it is to create fabulous seafood dishes. A panel of experienced seafood chefs and fishmongers will score the entries and the winners will be announced at this year’s Looe Festival of the Sea, on May 1.

For full competition details go to cornwallgoodseafoodguide.org.uk. The deadline for entries is April 25.