Urgent call for fishing reform.RADICAL reform of the way our seas are managed for fishing is needed to prevent damage to the environment and avoid the "bleak future" the industry faces, the Government's conservation body Natural England Natural England is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the UK government. It was formed (vested) on 1 October 2006. It is responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils, are urged today. The study said "persistent and widespread over-fishing" in England's seas was damaging marine ecosystems - with knock-on effects for the environment, fishing industry and coastal communities. But with growing consumer concern over the health of our seas and a number of initiatives already being adopted by fishermen, the problems facing fish and the marine ecosystem Marine ecosystems are part of the earth's aquatic ecosystem. They include oceans, estuaries, salt marshes, lagoons, some tropical ecosystems, such as mangrove forests and coral reefs, rocky, subtidal ecosystems, and shores. are not inevitable, Natural England said. A survey by the conservation body suggests three quarters of people are prepared to pay more for fish which is caught in ways which minimise damage to the environment. Recent research has shown that only a quarter of 20 UK fish stocks are being harvested sustainably, and almost a third of the North Sea catch is "discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. " - thrown back because it is an unwanted species, under-size or over the quotas set for catches of the species. Fishing methods can also affect wildlife in the seas. |
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