World Oceans Day 2019

Fish stock levels, fishing/farming methods, maturity size, sustainability issues, people's taste expectations, murky distribution network, mislabeled species and all other challenges make sourcing sustainable seafood difficult - but we all must act. Otherwise, future generations won't know what wild salmon tastes like.

Each year, Relais & Chateaux celebrates World Oceans Day in partnership with Ethic Ocean to protect our marine biodiversity. This year, LD Restaurant with over 200 chefs has been heroing lesser known, underutilized, underappreciated seafood under the name Fish Unknown.

Our chef Marko Gajski choosed European flat oyster that is farmed in Bay of Mali Ston, home of some of the best oysters you can find on the planet. Oysters of Mali Ston are well-known as gastronomic phenomenon and have been that for centuries. The reason why these European Flat Oysters are so good has to do with the unique and distinctive nutrient blend that naturally occurs in Mali Ston Bay. This relates to Fish Unknown because of its authenticity and the fact that these oysters are sustainably farmed. Also giving an opportunity to guests to taste best-quality oysters they probably never had chance to taste before.