Kingfisher 126 Posted February 15, 2016 Report Posted February 15, 2016 There are loads of French trawlers working in the western approaches all chasing after each other, wounder what they are chasing?? Last 24 hour track Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Posted February 16, 2016 Even more there this morning going over the same grounds, nearly all French!!!! Quote
Maverick Martin Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 So we have been banned from landing any Bass for 6 months whilst commercials can go and rape the sea's of Bass, rubbing salt in the wound they can even catch more than they landed last year. In any other walk of life loading the outcome/benefits available would be seen as an unfair practice and would be made illegal so is it any wonder we all feel like we have been shafted. I don't usually get politically emotional but I am afraid in this case if things are not addressed with a fair resolution I shall vote to leave the eu. This would not only save us billions a year in membership fees but we could also sack all the MEP's as it seems to me they all deserve to lose their jobs. niggle, gjb, Oli and 5 others 8 Quote
Mike Fox Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 A million RSAs doing the same thing, Martin, would be enough to get Britain "off the fence".... I'm in favour of restoring a 200 mile limit, and building a significant fleet of Fisheries Patrol vessels, with the mandate to evacuate the crews and create new wrecks wherever necessary. Mike Reel Wizzard, Brian, Paul J and 6 others 9 Quote
Maverick Martin Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 I actually don't think the 200 mile limit achieves very much as on the east and southern coast our limit is half way between us and our neighbours. If that did happen yes we would be able to set our own agenda however, would that agenda be more biased towards us or the commercials? Humm I think we need a bigger drum Jim 1 Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Posted February 16, 2016 They are back again tonight!! Bad weather won't stop these bad boys!! Quote
fisherman1055 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Posted February 16, 2016 How can we get this on David Cameran's agenda surely this has to be as important as a couple of illegals claiming benefits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2006holmwood 1 Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Posted February 16, 2016 Belgium beam trawlers working close in, looks like under 12 miles!! Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Report Posted February 21, 2016 The ground around the area must be smashed to bits with the amounts of trawling, but there must be a reason the French are hammering the area. Is it the fish are there to breed, if so the stocks must be being wiped out with this day after day!! There has been continued trawling there for weeks now! Nearly always only French. Quote
Duncan F (bathclaret) Posted February 22, 2016 Report Posted February 22, 2016 I was in France last week, at a huge Carrefour hypermarket. Their fish counter was stuffed to bursting with prime Bass in all sizes, including a sickening number of fish around 8-12lbs. Far more bass than any other species. I was in Antibes on the Med coast, but I'm in no doubt where those fish were caught :-(. Jim 1 Quote
fisherman1055 Posted February 22, 2016 Report Posted February 22, 2016 One more reason for the OUT vote Jim 1 Quote
alun j. Posted February 22, 2016 Report Posted February 22, 2016 What difference would that make?? Can't see a UK government imposing any restrictions on those hard working trawlermen who contribute so much to the economy !! Steve S 1 Quote
Coddy Posted February 22, 2016 Report Posted February 22, 2016 We don't even have the right number of fishing protection vessels now so I can't see the Government spending more money to buy some more! Quote
Steve S Posted February 23, 2016 Report Posted February 23, 2016 If our UK politicians really wanted to stop commercial fishing for bass or any other fish in our waters they can, they don't want to sadly. Unfortunately.being politicians they they try to pass blame and generally that is on the EU as a convenient scapegoat, the result is all manner of problems are blamed on the EU when it is often not the case. Ireland wanted to stop commercial fishing for bass many years ago, they banded it and they are still in the EU, we can do that if our politicians had a will to do it, seems they don't. The French take the piss as far as obeying fishing regulations but the UK being out of the EU is not going to change that, in fact we will lose our voice at the table to even complain the French (or others) are not obeying the rules let alone trying to get the rule changed. It is all very frustrating, improved enforcement will help but budgets are tight and enforcement vessels expensive. There is the technology to improve enforcement, eg CCTV on commercial fishing vessels, automatically uploaded but it is not widely used, it should be. I would be pushing for that at EU meetings to help ensure regulation already passed are kept to. Kingfisher 126 and 2006holmwood 2 Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Posted March 2, 2016 The French are paying us a very close visit, all French trawlers!! Paul J 1 Quote
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