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Ending the dreadful waste of fish discards

Conservation and a thriving fishing industry should go hand-in-hand but, as Channel 4’s new fish season shows, the broken European quota system makes this almost impossible and has led to the terrible waste of discarded fish. 

In this video UK Fisheries Minister, Richard Benyon, talks about the ways that Defra is working to end discards. 

Find out more about Defra’s work to end fish discards.

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