While meat consumption is one of the main drivers of environmental degradation and global heating, the demand for the humble scallop is also contributing to these problems.
A Nature report published last week, and summarised in The Guardian, Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel [1], reveals that scallop dredging is one of the most destructive type of fishing on sea-floor habitats
The report mentions that the UK is among the top 10 countries with the most carbon emissions from bottom trawling.
In Stop Eating Fish [2] the point is made that there is almost no guarantee that dolphins are not impacted by fishing, even where the fish is certified Dolphin Safe.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/17/trawling-for-fish-releases-as-much-carbon-as-air-travel-report-finds-climate-crisis
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/09/seas-stop-eating-fish-fishing-industry-government
