EEC Fisheries Reform

[Mike Fox]

See here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13361822

 

Mike

[petesnr]

Sounds like a chance for a few large operators to take over the European sea fisheries and empty the stocks at will.

As usual the vested interests have managed to water down the measures to restore stocks. i.e. the banning of discards.

Short termism will be the death of the seas.

Downsizing of vessels and fleets, technical measures and drastic reduction in effort and quotas is the only way to ensure that the sea replenishes itself--still we'll all be dead soon so why worry?

 

Petesnr