Want chips with your chips?

We seem to be in a new era of catching up with the obvious.

EU fisheries paper catches the drift

More and more people chasing fewer and fewer natural resources.

And it's having a deleterious effect.

Whodathunkit?

Must be a lesson there, as we await a green budget that also 'grows' the economy.

Not sure building more houses to accommodate the accelerating population growth, on what's left of the countryside, is quite the best start.

Remind me, does self-interest kick in before or after snagging votes to stay in power?

And a side order of getting your own house in order with that...

Fish on film: can it stop the waste?

Phew, at least they aren't targets. Think of the waste then!

Fishing in the stocks

I raised this in a recent blog and as it's mentioned in more detail here think it's worth sharing: How do we balance conservation with the interests of the fishing industry?

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why it is beyond the ken of those in charge not to figure out a cost-effective, practical and fair way to police this issue to the satisfaction of the conservationist whilst avoiding such grotesque WASTE!!!! '...between 40 and 60 per cent of fish caught each year is thrown over the side.'

Actually, hold that thought. I can figure out why it is beyond their ken. It's tricky. They don't do tricky any more.

Meanwhile, in the spirit of proactivity: The Marine Conservation Society, Britain's biggest marine charity, has a list of fish to eat and fish to avoid on its website – fishonline.org. Waitrose and Marks & Spencer top its list of supermarkets for sustainable fish.

BBC - Fish dumping 'will ruin industry'