#Ian Urbina, "The Smell of Money," The New Yorker, March 8, 2021. - ""Exported into the United States, Europe, and Asia, fish meal is used as a protein-rich supplement in the booming industry of fish farming, a aquaculture." "Global demand for seafood has doubled since the nineteen-sixties. Our appetite for fish has outpaced what we can sustainably catch: more than eighty percent of the world's wild fish have collapsed or are unable to withstand more fishing."
"The United States imports eighty percent of its seafood, much of which is farmed." "The carbon emissions produced per pound of fish are a quarter of those produced per pound of beef, and two-thirds of those produced per pound of pork."
"Food constitutes roughly seventy percent of the industry's overhead, and so far the only commercially viable form is fish meal." "The result is a troubling paradox: the seafood industry is trying to slow down the rate of ocean depletion, but, by farming the fish we eat most, it's draining the stock of many others -- the ones that never made it to the aisles of Western supermarkets." "In a 2019 report, the Nature Conservancy argued that by 2050, sustainable fish farms should become our primary source of seafood."
"As global fish stocks have been depleted, many wealthier nations have increased their marine policing." "Paperwork violations are common, especially on fishing boats along the coast of West Africa, where countries don't always provide clear guidance about their rules."
#Cady Lang, "New Neighbors," TIME, March 29/April 5, 2021. - "But while Sesame Workshop has always highlighted the importance of multiculturalism and inclusivity --and featured a racially and ethnically diverse human cast -- it's never tackled race and racism head-on -- but a 2019 study by Sesame Workshop, conducted in partnership with the social-research organization , NORC, at the University of Chicago, found that many parents rarely or never discuss race or ethnically with their kids." "Sesame Workshop's own study backs this up: only 26% of white parents said they were likely to discuss race and ethnically with their kids, compared with 61% of Black parents."
#Katy Steinetz, "Visible Trans People..." TIME, March 29/April 5, 2021. - "Increased social acceptance has led to more people describing themselves as trans -- 1.8% of Gen. Z compared with 0.2% of boomers -- according to a recent Gallup poll." "Anti-trans hate crimes are on the rise in the U.K., along with increasingly transphobic rhetoric in newspapers and tabloids."
Lack of access to medical care can be one of the many reasons that an estimated 41% of transgender people have attempted suicide, according to one survey. "Nearly half of all Black respondents reported being denied equal treatment, verbally harassed and/or physically attacked in the past year."
"Today, several bills [in state legislatures] list genitalia for deciding who plays on which team."
#Alice Park, "Astra Zeneca's vaccine woes," TIME, March 29/April 5, 2021. - "Public health experts found that data from the company's Phase 3 trials -- which were used to gain authorization in the U.K. -- were hard to interpret because changes were made after the trial began in both the size of doses required and the timing of the shots." "If Astra Zeneca's shot stays on the sidelines for long, it could hamper the battle against COVID-19 far beyond Europe. The company has promised large supplies of its vaccine to countries in need, in part through the global COVAK program."
#Suyin Haynes, "A woman's killing ignites fury across the U.K.," TIME, March 29/April 5, 2021. - Sarah Everard's body was discovered in a public space on the same day that a new survey by 'Women U.K.' revealed that more than 70% of women of all ages in the country said they had experienced sexual harassment in a public space.
"Images and videos of the heavy-handed policing [at a peaceful vigil for Everard] drew attention to a controversial bill that U.K. lawmakers voted to pass on March 16, which will expand policing powers and increase restrictions on protestors."
ADDENDUM:
*Melissa Chan, "Crime Unleashed," TIME, March 29/April 5, 2021. - "French bulldogs can cost up to $10,000 and are a favorite among celebrities, including Lady Gaga." "In the U.K., dog thefts increased 170% from 2019 to 2020, according to 'Dog Lost', which works to reunite lost dogs with their owners."
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