“Immoral” dumping of North Sea fish

By Charlie • November 20, 2007 • 1 comment

A staggering 40% to 60% of the fish caught by trawlers in the North Sea “mixed fishery” area are dumped back into the water - dead! Today’s BBC online has the shocking details - and if they don’t make you angry as Hell you’re reading the wrong blog.

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Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?

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Dear Kitty. Some blog :: 57 New Freshwater Fish Species Found in Europe :: November :: 2007 Nov 20th, 2007 at 2:34 pm

[...] The new Greek fish, called Squalius orpheus, is one of five previously unrecognized chub species identified by researchers during their search. North sea fishing: here. [...]

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