Trawling

New Scientist – Bottom Trawling. The article that jumped out last night. I now wont be eating fish caught by bottom trawling. My overarching concern about trawling is the utter destruction it wreaks on the seabed, so similar to burning down the rainforest. Now this, no surprise here:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412752-seabed-trawling-found-to-be-a-major-source-of-global-co2-emissions/

and whilst on the subject of boats I won’t ever be on a cruise either

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2412752-seabed-trawling-found-to-be-a-major-source-of-global-co2-emissions/

And then today, 3rd June 2024 we learn that Scampi isnt what we think it is and it certainly isnt fished in a sustainable manner https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wwrzv2ryjo

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