Feb
1

Support Hughs Fish Fight

Posted in Environmental by Admin

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At the time of writing this, Hugh already has over 600,000 signatures on his petition to prevent half the fish which is caught in the North Sea from being thrown back dead, you can add your name to the petition here The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is due to be reformed in 2012 and it is this which governs the quota system. This system was put in place in an attempt to protect certain species from depletion due to over fishing, however because of the mixed fisheries in the North Sea, once a boat has caught it’s quota of a given species it is illegal for it to land any more, in some  [...]

May
20

Honeybee Populations

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The Ecological Implications of Declining Honeybee Populations The decline in honeybee populations in recent years has both beekeepers and governments across the world confused and concerned. A few years ago the news (particularly in the USA) was full of stories about CCD or colony collapse disorder, although whatever you wish to call it here in the UK, there are definitely less wild honeybee colonies around than there were in the past. The implications to national and international economies is huge, as honeybees are said to account for approximately a third of crop pollination in the UK, the  [...]