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21,000,000 isn't cause for celebration either. (I know that this article is about bad science reporting, but it needs to be said that if a third of the UK had

by panacea 14y ago

21,000,000 isn't cause for celebration either. (I know that this article is about bad science reporting, but it needs to be said that if a third of the UK had a stereotypical meal of fish and chips one evening consisting of adult North Sea cod, there would be 0 left)

Jabbles 14y ago
You miss that an adult cod is ~80cm, ~20kg. This year's quota appears to be* 22000 tons of cod, giving 0.3kg per person in the UK. That's not a lot. *I tried to decipher this: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/publications/poster_tac2012_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/publications/pos...
pcowans 14y ago
This is maybe a bit more encouraging though: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18646660 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shet...
Zenst 14y ago
fish and chips in the UK has two interesting aspects to it. Down south if you ask for fish and chip by default you will get cod, though up north it is by default place or anything but cod and most shop don't even have cod due to catchment area's and fish types mostly available for transport. Was a odd one upon me first time in new castle when I asked for cod and chips. Another influence is the catholic tradition in these shore for having fish on a friday. That for many has risen to the trend of menu's having fish options on a friday and school meals and tends to focus most fish eating on a friday, nomatter the religion. As a whole the general fish stocks were and still are finely balanced though the whole change with regards to the EU and having fishing trawlers from EU countries in and around the UK fishing has had further impact upon the once rich fish stocks with the north sea feeling the impact. This and changes in ocean climate has impacted the fish into other area's due to water temperature and effects upon there food stocks. Were still learning about weather above the oceans and as to the weather enviroment aspect under water is one were we have even more to learn and its impact and effects on the natural habitats. So dont worry about the UK eating all the cod, social trends and impacts dictate we eat other fish and in general it depends on what part of the country you in as to what the popular fish eaten in that part is. I will also add that having eaten North sea cod and North atlantic cod in seattle that the atlantic cod was much tastier, at least to me. So don't panic we in the UK will not eat all the cod, though don't ask us about the pies :).
- pledge 14y ago
  Being a northerner I'm not sure I agree with this. Around Lancashire asking for just 'Fish and Chips' would generally be replied to with 'Do you want cod or haddock?', with the popularity being 50/50. Most chippies wouldn't even serve plaice. I'd say the same is true around Yorkshire on the other coast. I agree though the the fish in Seattle is much, much tastier.
  - Zenst 14y ago
    Your right about the haddock instead of plaice, remember when I first experienced it in Bradford many years back and got downfounded looks with regards to Cod.

by panacea 14y ago

Jabbles 14y ago

You miss that an adult cod is ~80cm, ~20kg. This year's quota appears to be* 22000 tons of cod, giving 0.3kg per person in the UK. That's not a lot. *I tried to decipher this: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/publications/poster_tac2012_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/documentation/publications/pos...

pcowans 14y ago

This is maybe a bit more encouraging though: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-18646660 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shet...

Zenst 14y ago

fish and chips in the UK has two interesting aspects to it. Down south if you ask for fish and chip by default you will get cod, though up north it is by default place or anything but cod and most shop don't even have cod due to catchment area's and fish types mostly available for transport. Was a odd one upon me first time in new castle when I asked for cod and chips. Another influence is the catholic tradition in these shore for having fish on a friday. That for many has risen to the trend of menu's having fish options on a friday and school meals and tends to focus most fish eating on a friday, nomatter the religion. As a whole the general fish stocks were and still are finely balanced though the whole change with regards to the EU and having fishing trawlers from EU countries in and around the UK fishing has had further impact upon the once rich fish stocks with the north sea feeling the impact. This and changes in ocean climate has impacted the fish into other area's due to water temperature and effects upon there food stocks. Were still learning about weather above the oceans and as to the weather enviroment aspect under water is one were we have even more to learn and its impact and effects on the natural habitats. So dont worry about the UK eating all the cod, social trends and impacts dictate we eat other fish and in general it depends on what part of the country you in as to what the popular fish eaten in that part is. I will also add that having eaten North sea cod and North atlantic cod in seattle that the atlantic cod was much tastier, at least to me. So don't panic we in the UK will not eat all the cod, though don't ask us about the pies :).

pledge 14y ago
Being a northerner I'm not sure I agree with this. Around Lancashire asking for just 'Fish and Chips' would generally be replied to with 'Do you want cod or haddock?', with the popularity being 50/50. Most chippies wouldn't even serve plaice. I'd say the same is true around Yorkshire on the other coast. I agree though the the fish in Seattle is much, much tastier.
- Zenst 14y ago
  Your right about the haddock instead of plaice, remember when I first experienced it in Bradford many years back and got downfounded looks with regards to Cod.