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National Nanotechnology Initiative NNI website on what US government is doing about plastic waste in the environment and breakdown of plastics to micro and nanoscale particles in nature potential human and environmental impacts of plastics over their full life cycles

As reported in our May 10, 2023, blog item, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) is holding two public webinars providing an overview of the key activities of U.S. government...

Newlyn Pier & Harbour Commissioners’ have said they are pleased to announce the appointment of Cliff Brand as its new Harbour Master &…

Brexit deal may mean less British cod for fish & chips Eddie Spence, Bloomberg FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Fishermen from Newhaven sort their catch in the English Channel on Jan. 10.Bloomberg photo by Jason AldenShow MoreShow Less 2of3A customer squeezes a lemon over a cod on a plate of fish and chips at a restaurant in Deal, U.K., on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Chris RatcliffeShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Scottish fisherman Peter Bruce hoped Brexit would allow him to catch...

Traditional cod and chips used in Britains favourite takeaway could be replaced with hake as experts claim it is more sustainable. Global warming is affecting the number of cod that can be caught, so fishermen and chip shops alike are hoping fish-lovers will make the transition towards the less-traditional battered delicacy.   Hake is starting to boom in popularity, after going out of favour in the 1990s due to overfishing. In 2015, Cornish hake became MSC-certified, and now 2,000 tonnes of h...