Treasures beneath uncharted seas

THE Queen of England herself got a glimpse of it and seemed genuinely impressed.

Her eyes widened at the sight of all the exquisite fish spread out before her in Cork’s English Market, something magnetic that never fails to fascinate many us who have been calling there regularly over a lifetime.

Which raises the question: do we value the seas that encircle us? They could be described as the last great frontiers on the planet — the unexplored oceans which can reveal unheard-of wonders when probed by modern technology, such as remotely-controlled submarines.