We knew fish catches were too high. But it’s much worse than we thought | Callum Roberts
by Callum Roberts from on (#11CWN)
Jut when we need it most, the very future of seafood is in doubt. How did the official figures get it so wrong - and can anything be done before it's too late?
About 164,000 years ago, people living in a South African coastal cave discovered the joy of seafood. Discarded marine snail shells deeply buried in the muck of human habitation represent the first evidence of seafood dinners. From then on, the increasing presence and richness of archaeological remains, and historical evidence, testify to our deepening love affair with seafood.
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