Wild Harbour

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Continuing the British Library’s Classic Science Fiction series, we see the re-release of Wild Harbour from Scottish writer Ian Macpherson (1905 – 1944). It follows the journey of pacifist couple Terry and Hugh who, in the ever-growing threat of war coming to the UK, abandon civilisation altogether and take to living in a cave away from the rest of the world. Amidst the foraging for food and simple lifestyle, Terry and Hugh find solace. However, as the threat of war grows closer, can the couple continue with their own personal utopia?

Cox, T. M., Read, A. J., Solow, A. & Tregenza, N. Will harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena) habituate to pingers?. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 3(1), 81–86 (2001). Connor, R. C. & Krützen, M. Male dolphin alliances in Shark Bay: Changing perspectives in a 30-year study. Anim. Behav. 103, 223–235 (2015). Wild Harbour knows where every individual fish that they sell has come from: the time it was caught; the boat it was landed on; its ‘catch area’ (where it was caught). Honesty is a ‘top priority’. ‘Fish is something we need to be careful with and look after’

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Prey distribution often affects the movements or presence of porpoises [ 45]. Harbour porpoises are known to be highly adaptive and opportunistic in their foraging ecology [ 41], and their movements and presence are affected by prey fish distributions [ 45]. It is natural that the distribution of harbour porpoises in this sea area is also affected by prey distribution. Although no direct evidence is available, the occurrence of porpoises around the net was probably related to the distribution of forage fishes, including Ammodytes sp. Larsen, F. & Eigaard, O. R. Acoustic alarms reduce bycatch of harbour porpoises in Danish North Sea gillnet fisheries. Fish. Res. 153, 108–112 (2014).

Kyhn, L. A. et al. Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) static acoustic monitoring: laboratory detection thresholds of T-Pods are reflected in field sensitivity. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 88(6), 1085–1091 (2008). Reynolds, J. E. & Rommel, S. A. Biology of Marine Mammals. (Washington D.C., London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999). More and more, chefs are becoming interested in the face behind their fish. It is not only educational but tells a story: this fish has come from a boat under 10m in length, was caught by one guy risking his life by going out alone in all weathers. The chefs write his name on the specials board.

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