It's shocking that this is happening everywhere to a species historically so abundant that eating it was looked down on.
In addition to the sensible suggestions in the article I'd also stress the need to protect fodder species like sprat and sandeel that get hoovered up to make fishmeal.
David Stott
🎯 Our poor beleaguered waters
'The data tell the story:they’re filthy with pollution, clogged with man-made barriers & wrecked by State-funded drainage schemes that channel them, pour herbicides along them & cut vegetation that otherwise offers much-needed shade'
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What happened on the river Glyde in June is not a local incident. It is a national emergency
