This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Gone Fishing?
The Marine Conservation Society's Good Fish Guide has some notable entries for UK fish eaters this year (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/07/sea-bass-bad-scallops-super-charity-updates-sustainable-fish-guide). Unremarkably, wild Atlantic salmon and North Sea cod are both still on the red list (endangered and should be avoided). There also appears to be a problem with wild caught Sea bass from the Bay of Biscay and the Spanish Atlantic, as the method of fishing used, frequently kills dolphins and porpoises as 'bycatch'(i.e. it drowns them). Farmed alternatives for this species are available and should be utilised as an alternative. Alaskan pollock stocks are doing well and this could be a replacement for cod. Most exciting (to me at any rate), however, is the report's enthusiasm for farmed King and Queen scallops. They appear to be a tasty and environmentally appropriate choice!
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