ENJOY your cod and chips while you can, because the combined efforts of the European Commission and global warming may soon spell the end for these fish in the North Sea. For the second year running, the European Commission has ignored scientists’ pleas for cod fishing in the North Sea to be halted.
Stocks are so depleted, the scientists say, that continued fishing could drive the cod into local extinction. Even stopping fishing now might not be enough, as evidence published this week shows that it is not just overfishing that is destroying the cod. Rising sea temperatures caused by…
