An unexpected thing happened last night: One of the biggest oil companies in the world -- Shell -- made a big decision acknowledging that the oil industry cannot operate safely in the Arctic. A decision that means one year of relief for the people and wildlife of the Arctic.
Posted by Willie -
28 February 2013 at 5:24pm -
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When I was little, salmon and shrimps were posh, fancy food,
served up at celebrations and the like. Fast forward a few decades and both of
those have descended to becoming everyday food, available in pre-packed
sandwiches and cheap meals in every supermarket.
Posted by Richardg -
26 February 2013 at 5:48pm -
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It's about time that major fashion labels cleaned up their act. They're
still using toxic chemicals and buying from companies that are chopping
down rainforests.
No fishy taste? Claims that krill fishing is sustainable are hard to swallow
It’s a sad day, but I think I have run out of krill puns.
Well, I’ve been banging
on about this for a few years now, and since Happy Feet 2
basically unleashed every krill joke possible, courtesy of Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, there’s not a lot left.
And that, dear readers, is my worry about krill itself.
At a most basic level, the idea of protecting areas for
nature and the benefits that brings is pretty simple. Where it gets tricky is
when there are competing interests in the form of human activities.
Posted by Willie -
14 February 2013 at 12:44pm -
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‘Dredge’ is one of those evocative words that just doesn’t sound
nice. When it comes to the seabed, the effects of dredging are certainly
none-too-pleasant. That’s true whether it’s scouring out the seabed on purpose
to remove sand and gravel, or using heavy metal fishing gear to churn up the
sea floor to catch scallops that live in it.
The trailer for the new series of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s
Fish Fight (which starts tonight at 9pm on Channel 4) shows quite graphically what dredging for scallops looks like.
