Editorial

Staff · Issue 51, Nov/Dec 2009 · pp. 4

Editorial It started as an article in my local newspaper yesterday here in the south west of the UK but by the end of the day it was making the BBC national radio news and, for all I know, could have been broadcast even further worldwide. It was entitled: “FISHERMEN ‘STRIKE GOLD’ WITH ANCHOVIES” I’ve included a link at the bottom so, if you want, you can read the whole article but I’ll quote the first 5 paragraphs to give you a flavour of the piece. “Fishing officials warned of an international sea battle yesterday after freak weather saw Westcountry waters attract an unprecedented number of anchovies. The tiny fish are usually found in the balmy Mediterranean, but two Westcountry trawlers have hauled in a staggering 36 tonnes worth £72,000 http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/Fishermen- strike-gold-anchovies-swarm/article-1470846-detail/article.html in just two days. The fishi…