Fish and chips to be taken off menus due to extinction threat to many species.
Demand for fish has directly affected at least 253 at risk species such as whales, dolphins, seabirds and sharks. Conservationists are urging the government to step in..jpg)
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Britain's beloved dish fish and chips could soon be off the menu as dozens of species are threatened by fishing practices, new research has found.
Brits gorge their way through 887,000 tons a year - equivalent to 5.2billion portions.
More than 80 per cent is fished or farmed outside UK waters.
Conservationists want the Government to help save the planet by stopping us eating so much seafood.
Whitefish, such as haddock and cod, accounts for almost a third of total consumption (29 per cent).
Most seafood sold in Britain (81 per cent) is imported.
Demand has directly affected at least 253 at risk species - from whales and dolphins to seabirds and sharks. Mirror.
