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By Ian Randall

Source: express

4/6/2022

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UK's seafood ranking plummets - 'urgent' action needed to 'recover' ravaged fish stocks
THE UK has an "urgent" need for more rigorous management and effective policies to protect our seafood resources and the future of the fishing industry around the British Isles, experts have warned.
By Ian Randall
12:42, Wed, Apr 6, 2022 | UPDATED: 16:20, Wed, Apr 6, 2022
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Updated biannually by the Marine Conservation Society, the “Good Fish Guide” employs a six-point, traffic light-esque scale to rate UK seafood based on its level of sustainability. Ratings range from “Best Choice”, which is the most sustainably caught or responsibly farmed seafood, all the way down to “Fish to Avoid”. The latter covers seafood around which there are “significant environmental concerns” but “no credible work underway to make improvements”.

The Good Fish Guide’s ratings are based on various factors — including the environmental impact of the fishing activity, the influence this has on other marine life and volumes of bycatch.

It should be noted that individual ratings do not refer to a particular seafood species, but that of a species caught or farmed by a particular fishery.

According to the Marine Conservation Society, 14 ratings have recently been downgraded to the “Fish to Avoid” list — including monkfish from the North Sea and west of Scotland, some sources of crab and lobster, and many species of skates and rays.

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4028	EU audit reveals ‘manipulation’ of fish catch weights in Ireland	irishtimes	2021-04-20	IR
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4030	Monster bluefin tuna weighs 415kg	nzherald	2013-03-06	NZ
4031	'Phantom' discards seen skewing fish quotas	gloucestertimes	2013-03-05	UK
4032	Fish farms are ‘wiping out Scotland’s wild salmon’	scotsman	2013-03-04	UK
4033	Sasha's in demand after her fish rescue goes viral	couriermail	2013-03-02	AU
4034	An Awesome 1940s Photo Of Making A Cast Of A Giant Fish	gizmodo	2013-03-01	US
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4039	Missouri man catches possible world record breaking spotted gar fish	Fox News	2021-04-20	US
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4045	N.B. fishing season opens, but outfitters miss international anglers	CBC News	2021-04-15	CA
4046	Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line	opb	2021-04-12	US
4047	New species of fish discovered in ocean trench near NZ	nzherald	2013-02-04	NZ
4048	Salmon virus poses no risk to U.S. exports: CFIA	CBC News	2013-02-01	CA
4049	Astonishing pictures of the bizarre creatures that lurk deep beneath the ocean waves	dailymail	2013-01-30	UK
4050	Historic cod fishing cuts threaten centuries-old industry in New England	CNN	2013-02-04	CA

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