UK discards £1bn in cod

The results of the report show how more selective fishing could halt this waste caused by discarding

New research from independent think-tank nef (the new economics foundation) reveals that the UK has, from just one cod stock, thrown away enough fish to support 711 jobs for 46 years.

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