Something rotten in the fish pie

摘要

Most of us eat fish, don't we? Those concerned with our health tell us we should be eating more of it, and cut out the red meats. And often we complain about the price of our fishy favourites, as older folk are apt to reminisce about when fish was "the food of the poor". In many industrialised countries, fish has indeed become a high-priced, high-value commodity, justifying spectacular investment in sophisticated vessels to catch the stuff.