Hugh's Fish Fight

[kevinb]

12/13 for me, got the Dover and Lemon sole mixed up.

[tom00_uk]

quota the time at sea spent fishing not the fish caught,

land every thing but only get money for what was inside your quota. the rest goes to fund the fisheries patrol vessels

these are all methods used in other places

the EU fleet does not just fish in the waters off our shores but take a massive amount of fish from the waters of Africa for instances

[Red Robin]

I wanted to watch this prog but I dislike Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall so much that I haven't. He's local to me.

Irrespective of what he's on about, it's a crime to waste any fish which are edible after they are caught and dead.

[tameblackbirds]

have you signed the petition?

[tom00_uk]

food for thought

Landings peaked in 1938, at 14 times more fish than we land today. But today's boats are far more powerful than those used in the past. When you take into account this difference, the contrast is even more stark. Peak landings per unit of fishing power were 17 times higher in 1889 than they are today. In other words, fishermen have to work 17 times harder to catch fish now compared to 1889 (or rather their machines and electronics do). The simple reason is that stocks have declined massively.

Britain's real fish fight | Callum Roberts | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by tameblackbirds

have you signed the petition?

....Who, me?

What petition, where?

[shenk1]

Look in the community threads (same thread name)

[Red Robin]

Originally Posted by shenk1

Look in the community threads (same thread name)

....Cheers, mate - I've never visited that section.