Failure to tackle overfishing has been a political choice – now it’s time to save our seas

Overfishing in this day and age is fundamentally a political decision. Half of the key fish populations in the seas around the UK were either overfished or critically low last year. This decimation of vital species like cod, mackerel and others, despite all the evidence and policy tools in the hands of UK governments, represents […]

Henry Smith: ‘The ocean has never faced so many threats. Here’s what the UK must do’

Somewhere on the seabed off the coast of Land’s End lies a boulder with my name spray-painted on it in chalk. While submarine graffiti is not my regular hobby, this particular boulder is one of dozens that were dropped there to form a physical barrier against bottom trawlers ploughing up the seafloor in one of […]