Hugh’s Fish Fight campaigned for a change in European legislation which will mean an end to the practice of dumping tonnes of perfectly good, edible fish at sea. It has been a fantastic achievement that we hope we will have a very positive impact on the health of our oceans. However, the debate is much more nuanced and complex than many people realise, and it must be implemented in a way that protects the livelihoods of our inshore fishermen. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Barrie Deas, who runs the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO), discuss the practice of discarding fish on Newsnight…
