CNN: France launches inquiry after spill of over 100,000 dead fish off Atlantic coast. >"A spill of more than 100,000 dead fish in the Atlantic Ocean off _...Read More_

>"Joe Manchin's refusal to back paid family leave in the Build Back Better Act ignores West Virginia and even Republican support for paid medical leave."

"The government of Jersey has issued nearly 50 additional licences to French boats to fish in its waters, in an apparent effort to stave off threats of sanctions from Paris."

Recent public messaging encouraging people to eat more seafood conveniently omits information about the environmental impact of fishing.

"A swath of the Southern California coast is covered with oil after 3,000 barrels' worth gushed into the Pacific Ocean -- devastating some of the local wildlife, officials said."

"Many Faroese horrified by what Sea Shepherd group claims was largest such massacre in the islands’ history"

>"A Montana town reflects on its effort to drive former President Donald J. Trump’s extremist supporters back to the fringes."

>"Two crocodiles were trying to to bite a dead man’s body into pieces in Narmada river in Vadodara _...Read More_

>"China received more than half of all seafood, wood, and minerals exported from the region in 2019. Experts warn this _...Read More_

[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/world/europe/france-paris-seine-fishing.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/world/europe/france-paris-seine-fishing.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage) >"A new, younger generation of fishers is taking over the banks of the Seine, transforming a _...Read More_

This is an important global update, and leaves me only hungry for more information on how the Falklands populations feel about all this... where are the reads on Falkland self determination?

Brexit deal to be pored over by EU diplomats on Christmas Day

>"UK negotiators reduce demand for EU catch reduction, potentially unlocking sticking point in talks"