Paul H
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Reading IYCF this evening in the bath I got to the letters' page.
A chap was 'appalled to find them selling 4lb mirror carp' on the fish counter in a well known supermarket. He is 'sure that any right minded person will find this completely objectionable' and that he will suffer a self imposed ban from this supermarket until they withdraw carp from sale there.
I thought to myself 'is this for real?' What on earth is the problem with selling carp as food? It's a fish, just like cod or trout or any others commonly available in every supermarket. I thought there would follow a sensible and carefully worded response from editor Kevin Green explaining why there is no reasonable problem with this development in the fishmongering world.
'Kev says... the sale of carp in supermarkets can only encourage those that plunder our waters to steal wild fish. For this reason alone, it's a disgrace'
Is it just me or is this utterly ridiculous?
A chap was 'appalled to find them selling 4lb mirror carp' on the fish counter in a well known supermarket. He is 'sure that any right minded person will find this completely objectionable' and that he will suffer a self imposed ban from this supermarket until they withdraw carp from sale there.
I thought to myself 'is this for real?' What on earth is the problem with selling carp as food? It's a fish, just like cod or trout or any others commonly available in every supermarket. I thought there would follow a sensible and carefully worded response from editor Kevin Green explaining why there is no reasonable problem with this development in the fishmongering world.
'Kev says... the sale of carp in supermarkets can only encourage those that plunder our waters to steal wild fish. For this reason alone, it's a disgrace'
Is it just me or is this utterly ridiculous?