Witty fish headlines

www.fishnewseu.com employs a chirpy editor whose headlines are often worth a smile.

RSPC, eh? appeared recently over a report that the RSPCA is awarding its Freedom Food certification to Scottish farmed salmon, to the immense indignation of the Salmon and Trout Association.

Head-less boat blamed for death was equally apposite, though it told the sad story of a scallop dredger crewman, lost when relieving himself overboard because the boat had no ‘head’ – meaning toilet.

The details are appalling. The Kirkcudbright-based scallop dredger, St Amant, was equipped with a toilet when built, but this had been removed. The crew’s only washing facility was the galley sink, and their lavatory was the sea. Since the crew often stayed on board for up to ten days, the domestic state of things must have been unspeakable. There was no fridge, either. Scallops, anyone? No, thank you.