A shocking story of dual standards in animal wefare; There should be consistancy and a level playing field. Warning, some people may find this upsetting.

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/03/06/no-jail-for-halal-butchers-danced-caused-extreme-suffering-two-flee-country/

An interesting report h/t GWPF

https://www.thegwpf.org/content/uploads/2018/03/HelmReviewS.pdf

Supertroll

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5704186/sea-turns-to-ice-as-storm-emma-sends-temperatures-plummeting-on-the-english-channel-coast/

I did not venture down to the Solent during the cold weather, but the Solent, and its natural estuaries and harbours, have very little fresh water flowing in, to raise the freezing point towards 0°C. Some of the marinas did freeze:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-43227899/uk-weather-sea-freezes-over-at-isle-of-wight-harbour

This must have chilled the cockles.

Re fish-lobster-&c die off
I recall the die off being attributed to strong wave action combined with the cold snap. The combination would be sufficient to send water colder than 2 degrees C down to the sea floor, there to cause a severe thermal shock. It would also prevent the sea from freezing. I believe elsewhere around the British Isles (the Solient?, somewhere more protected from waves) the sea froze during last week's cold spell.

There's nothing funnier than "predictions",

Global Risks in Turbulent Times
Ian Bremmer, the president of The Eurasia Group, has identified 10 global developments that, if ill-managed, could result in major worldwide upheavals. He speaks with Steve Paikin about his predictions.

The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Supertroll, tomo & stewgreen

Fish and shellfish may be "coldblooded" but (most) don't contain "antifreeze". Fish have the option of swimming somewhere else, but any shellfish etc stranded or located above the Low Tide Level would be vulnerable to terminal frostbite.

I have witnessed beaches covered in cuttlefish bones, as in this story from May 2011. It is a natural event, but weather conditions can cause the evidence of it to appear "suddenly"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-13451208
"Thousands of cuttlefish are being washed up on Cornish beaches.
Local wildlife experts claim the weather may be the reason why Gwithian beach in west Cornwall has seen more than 50,000 cuttlefish bones washed up in recent days."

It does make a change to read about natural deaths caused by cold, some news agencies only want to report on unexpected finds due to warm water.