illegal selling off fish- RSA blamed

[Paul J]

Commercials tipping off the MMO? whatever next?

 

 

 

http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.p...RERS_URGED.html

[Leicester Fisheagle]

Seems that Recreational Sea Anglers amongst others could be part of the problem and that the Commercials are the Good Guys or am I reading it wrong?

Allan.

[plaicemat]

I think we have to accept that not all commercials are bad guys, we have to feed the country at the end of the day. On the same principle, not all 'recreational' anglers are lily white, I think those of us who fish out of Mudeford have known one or two who are blatantly fishing for profit on an almost daily basis.

 

Terry.

[great white]

I think we have to accept that not all commercials are bad guys, we have to feed the country at the end of the day. On the same principle, not all 'recreational' anglers are lily white, I think those of us who fish out of Mudeford have known one or two who are blatantly fishing for profit on an almost daily basis.

 

Terry.

I think Terry is right

 

There are good guys in both camps.

 

Not all RSA are the same as many of us in this Club.

 

but most commercials get bad press because the majority are willing to take what they can when they can, with only slight regard for sustainability and conservation.

[Graham Nash]

I think those of us who fish out of Mudeford have known one or two who are blatantly fishing for profit on an almost daily basis.

Ha Ha ... just as well i don't .... i'd be bankrupt!!

[Paul J]

Response from the Angling Trust

 

http://www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp?itemi...ctionTitle=News

[Paul J]

More bun fights to come especially over the B.A.S.S MLS which is why we need your support.

 

The commercials are very good at this and have lots of money in their fighting fund so we have to have bigger numbers of support on our side

 

PJ

[great white]

As someone who has dealings with the MMO a fair bit, I am far from surprised that they are talking crap.

 

It sounds like a few incidents reported about RSA's selling to rest homes etc have been elaberated while they ignore the commercials in every port that blatently ignore laws and bylaws.

 

They should be educating the public and the buyers

 

Charlie

[dicky]

it isn't possible for a "recreational" fisherman to sell his catch for profit.

the minute he does this he stops being a rsa and becomes a commercial fisherman, an unlicensed one but a commercial none the less.

the commercial sector are trying to put these scumbags in our camp but by definition they can not be rsa.

unlicensed fish sellers are worse than commercials and have the potential to do more damage as they are unregulated and not monitored so there catch goes unaccounted for.

do not accept responsibility for these tax dodging scum.