A new report on the Channel's fisheries is a timely reminder of the ecological trend to 'simplification' as whole trophic levels are stripped away by over-exploitation, writes Horatio Morpurgo. Yet the government's profit-focused vision of 'sustainability' is missing the essential element - allowing the recovery of marine ecosystems.
Simplifying the sea - ecocide in the English Channel Horatio Morpurgo | 25th July 2014 News UK Fishing Ecology Natural World History Regulation Ecocide …