Posted on 08/03/2012 6:15:42 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Prince of Wales has launched a campaign to save the future of fish and chips as he warned of the "dire" consequences of over-fishing.
"Global fish stocks are deteriorating and we cannot ignore the fact, merely carrying on as if it is business as usual," the Prince said.
In a speech to representatives of the worldwide fishing industry at the World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh, the Prince reminisced about how he escaped from school at Gordonstoun to buy fish and chips in Inverness.
But he said a meal we take for granted will be off the menu in future without long-term management of fish stocks and better scientific research...
The Prince, who is known as the Duke of Rothesay north of the border, used his speech to highlight the work of his International Sustainability Unit, which has set up a marine research programme to identify ways that fish stocks can be managed in such a way that there are more fish, more jobs and better economic returns.
He pointed out that the cod stock in the North Sea, which had become severely depleted through over-fishing, has doubled in size over the past six years thanks to strict fishing quotas and other management techniques, but elsewhere in the world fish stocks were still shrinking.
He said: "If fish stocks fail, then the social and economic consequences will be dire. Just think of all those thousands of coastal communities in Africa and around the world whose livelihoods and futures depend on fish - where will they go, what will they do? How would escalating conflict over scarce resources be contained?
"Global fish stocks are deteriorating and we cannot ignore the fact, merely carrying on as if it is business as usual."
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Darn, I hate to find myself agreeing with Looney Prince Charlie on something, but, SAVE THE COD!
What does Chuckie’s mom think of that?
Friggin Nut...
“You don’t need cod to make good fish & chips; walleye is even better.”
Aye to the Walleye. I worked for some time in Port Clinton, Ohio...and they had this little fish and chips place that had Walleye that was to die for. I still dream about it. I am very particular about my fish and chips. The only thing I hate about where I live (Reno) is that there is not one place in the entire city that has even passable fish and chips. (yeah, I know, not close to the ocean...but there are 30 all you can eat sushi restaurants here, and a very good percentage of them are beyond excellent).
Must be a “lib” - wants everyone else to stop fishing so he can haul in more when he fishes...
LLS
Pity William is the eldest and the heir after Charles then, isnt it?.
From what I can tell, William isn't too bad, but Great Britain needs someone with real grit, and that's Harry.
In the long run, Harry, William, it doesn't matter. Charles will fritter away any slim chance to set things right long before either son gets a chance.
By the way, since I'm sure you are more knowledgeable about the subject than I am, I have a question for you.
Let's just suppose Elizabeth abdicated in favor of Harry. What could a King Harry really do? Does he have any real power to pull GB back from the brink, besides giving a speech or two?
Its Charles—William-—William and Kate’s first child.
Only if (god forbid) William and Kate were to die without issue, would Harry take the throne.
The fish in ‘fish and chips’ can be a lot of types of fish, including cod, but in my experience is usually haddock...
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