Fish Restaurant - Kent Uk

Fishermen across Europe are to be banned from dumping billions of dead fish back into the sea in a move by Brussels designed to put an end to the "morally wrong"waste of sea life.

The change comes after an admission that EU fishing policy was doing more damage than good among the fragile stocks of the North Atlantic, where 1.3 million tonnes of fish, or 13 per cent of the catch, are thrown back every year. In the North Sea, between 500,000 and 880,000 tonnes of fish are discarded.

Dutch sole fishermen in the southern North sea use a fine mesh that allows young sole to escape, but is too fine for plaice or cod meaning that up to 80 per cent of their catch is thrown away. For every cod or plaice eaten in Britain, one fish caught in the North Atlantic is thrown back according to the latest figures.

Almost every creature thrown overboard has already died in the crush of the net or during the sorting process on deck. They include those which are illegal to keep because of EU quotas supposed to protect them as well as millions of young fish banned under rules aimed at replenishing stocks.

I'm not sure if this is going to be the answer, only time will tell. It's always too little too late - but doing anything is better than ignoring the facts. The Telgraph article is much more sceptical

Read the full article at Times Online

Telegraph Article

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It's very busy here at the Winkle as Easter fast approaches. The fishing boats are getting more days at sea and the weather is slowly improving although we have had some pretty icy wind coming off the ocean. Fingers crossed the weather will be sunny and warm this weekend. My long range forecast is telling me Sunday will be the best day. Please don't quote me on that!

So what are we offering in April?

Following on from last months select menu offerings we thought it would be good to give you a night out for very little. How does the sound of two courses for only £10 grab you? We are making it available from Sunday to Thursday evenings. Remember if you just joined our dining club and haven't collected your card you'll also get a complimentary bottle of wine!

See the sample menu here: http://www.seafood-restaurant-uk.com/top-dining.html

If you can't make it upstairs you can come and use your club card downstairs and receive 10% off your purchases!! (Not applicable to existing special offers).

Happy Easter, don't eat too many chocolate eggs!

Ben, Hannah and Sue.

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This could be a useful device in the search for sustainable fishing methods:

Russian scientists from Saint Petersburg have developed electronic lure for fish. The device looks like a small cylinder, which generates four types of signals. First of them - flashing light - attracts most curious fishes. Two other signals - vibration and weak electromagnetic impulses - affect fishes' lateral line, telling them that several small fishes are already eating something very tasty. The last signal generates sounds of particular frequency, which was proved to attract fish.

Electronic lure needs only several minutes to attract fish - you throw it to the water and then start fishing several m away from it. The device works on the batteries, which are enough for 300 hours of operation.

http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/3719/

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A UNIQUE new organisation has been launched to promote green issues among London restaurants.

Ethical Eats is a network of the capital’s eateries, brought together by sustainable food experts London Food Link to champion the ethical approach to catering.

Restaurants and other catering businesses interested in joining the network should contact Charlotte Jarman on 020 7837 1228 or email charlotte@sustainweb.org

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