No more cod fish in Europe - by ANNA SMYTH
Down in the depths of the North Sea, changes are afoot. One hundred metres below the surface, you can still find haddock and plaice, and even the odd squid floating by. But search as you may down to the sandy ocean floor, there is one species you will be lucky to catch a glimpse of: the cod. That most familiar of fish, whose flaky white flesh is a key ingredient of the traditional fish supper and whose liver oil has been revered by the health-conscious for generations, is, according to European researchers, close to extinction in the North Sea.
Sustainable fish farms such as Johnson Sustainable Foods, off Shetland, rears six million cod organically in pens, offering an alternative for cod lovers.
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