Bluefin Tuna 30cm Deep Rimmed Plate

Large porcelain dinner deep rimmed plate, 30cm (12 inches) in diameter, is made from hard wearing porcelain, microwave, oven and dishwasher proof.

Deep rimmed plates have a depth of 4.5cm (1 ¾ inches) and are good for pasta, soups and dishes with lots of sauce (previously called 30cm deep rimmed bowl) , as well as having a contemporary feel. Often restaurants use this style of plate for main courses as it tends to centre the food.

Artist comment: The inspiration for the painting came from going out Bluefin fishing of the south coast with my brother James who is a keen fisherman and for quite a few years has been going out for a days fishing in the autumn off the Cornish and Devon coast trying to catch one. This was part of the research project Thunnus UK, which is providing a better understanding of the ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the waters of the British Isles by attaching pop-up satellite archival tags that are released after a year, transmitting a summary of data. Plenty of marine life had been seen including including tuna and feeding short-beaked common dolphins and minke whales, and finally with myself observing on the boat in 2022 my brother caught one! Estimated at almost 400lb it was successfully tagged and realeased.