Where’s the catch?
This week’s guest blogger is John Farndon, with his second guest post. Having studied earth sciences at Cambridge University, John has written more than 300 books on science and nature including How the Earth Works, The Wildlife Atlas, The Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks and Minerals, and the forthcoming The Atlas of Oceans. Last week, I saw in the news that the EU has pledged to change the clause in the Common Fisheries Policy which effectively forces fishermen to throw millions of dead fish back into the sea. As it stands, fishing boats can only land particular numbers of particular fish. Read more
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