Down The Cove · Free coastal resources
Practical crabbing, fish and food-smoking references. Read, compare and download—no signup needed.
Crabbing
Compare 12 coastal places, with source-linked facilities, access limitations, dated closure notices and a printable family checklist. Not a safety ranking.
Source-reviewed planning index
Open resource — UK family crabbing index
Fish identification
Compare nine coastal fish by visible features, habitat and reported observation season. A field reference, not a legal catch calendar.
Source-reviewed reference
Open resource — Coastal fish: seasons & identification
Food smoking
Compare three Down the Cove wood grades, check your smoker’s fuel requirements and download a practical buying checklist. No assumed model compatibility.
Wood-grade buying checklist · Not equipment testing
Open resource — Smoking fuel compatibility: dust, fine chips or coarse chips?
Food smoking
A controlled comparison method and blank tasting worksheet. The protocol is ready; no original test results have been collected or published.
Protocol only — results pending
Open resource — Smoking-wood flavour experimentEvery reference identifies its sources, edition and limits. Download the supporting data or print a checklist without signing up. No entry is a paid placement or an endorsement by a linked organisation.
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