And more in the ‘depressing environmental news’ section: “Fish stocks in international waters are being plundered to the point of extinction, a leading conservationist group has said.
Illegal fishing and bottom-trawling in deep waters are to blame, according to a report from WWF.
It says the current system of regional fishing regulation is failing to tackle the problem, with not enough being done to enforce quotas or replenish stocks.” (BBC)
Really depressing pictures of the seabed before and after trawling:

People sometimes ask why I don’t eat fish – this is why.