Jersey Turbot (C.I.) is a family-run business started in 2000 by former deep sea fisherman Dave Cowburn.
The farm is uniquely located in a former World War II German gun emplacement and bunker at St Catherine’s in the east of the Island . It houses about 6,500 Turbot at any one time, ranging from tiny 50p-sized fish to four-year-old Turbot weighing several pounds.
The fish are reared in tanks within the bunker tunnel, being fed on totally organic fish food. Once they are 3½ years old and weigh about 2lbs – the most popular size – they are sold to members the public, who give Jersey Turbot at least 24 hours notice to give them a chance to prepare the fish for collection.
