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The hidden cost of eating fish, how things are getting worse
Earth and Leaf Editorial – The Hidden Cost of Eating Fish The hidden cost of eating fish is exposed in this article. For years, the advice has been simple: eat less red meat, eat more fish. It’s lighter, cleaner, better for your heart, better for the planet. We must change the way we implement economic theory exposing the hidden cost of eating fish. Read on … Getty/iStock Excerpt For years, the advice has been simple: eat less red meat, eat more fish. It’s lighter, cleaner, better for your heart, better for the planet. But once you factor in welfare, environmental damage and sheer scale, it starts to look like one…
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Rising sea temperatures around the UK and the potential threat to wild fish
{Earth and Leaf Editorial – Rising sea temperatures around the UK and the potential threat to wild fish} {extract below} Rising sea temperatures Millions across the UK have been enjoying a sweltering start to the summer, but unusually high temperatures at sea could spell trouble for marine and freshwater wildlife. The Met Office confirmed that global sea surface temperatures for April and May smashed previous records, at their highest since monitoring began in 1850. An ‘unprecedented’ marine heatwave in UK waters The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has classified the abnormally high sea temperatures in UK waters as a ‘category 4’ heatwave. Cat 4 marine heatwaves are described as…
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Whats So Great About Sandeels?
{Whats So Great About Sandeels? – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Have you ever seen a sandeel? Your initial instinct might be no — but if you’re familiar with Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), then it’s highly likely that you have. After all, it’s one of their favourite food sources and you’ll often spot these shimmering silver fish in photographs, dangling from a puffin’s flamboyant bill. But it’s not just puffins that enjoy feasting on them. Packed with protein and extremely nutritious, sandeels are preyed upon by a whole host of marine creatures including seabirds like black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and terns (Sternidae), dolphins and porpoises, and economically important fish…
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Why are we Obsessed with Just Five Types of Fish?
Why are we obsessed with just five types of fish?
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Facing up to Accelerating Exploitation of Oceans
Facing up to accelerating exploitation of oceans
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Sierra Leones artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices
As catches fall, Sierra Leone’s artisanal fishers turn to destructive practices
