The Big Fish Fight

[gavin88 7]

i signed up. what a waste of good food.

[Plong 21]

The trawler skippers are just two greedy.

http://www.whitbyseaanglers.co.uk/whitby-boat-skippers-prosecuted-for-illegal-fishing

[darrell jnr 16]

i sined up as soon as i,d seen the programme,fooking disgrace all that good fish going to waste...wonder how much the french /spanish throw back eh...bugger all i,d say...were,s the GREAT in Britain ??. absolute disgrace.....darrell.

[Plong 21]

That's what worries me trawler skippers are all for it, which I think will leave the quota system wide open for abuse.

In theory it's a good idea but what's going to stop boats trawling for cod when they have already caught there quota and saying it's bycatch?

[whin 463]

youl never win with this one unless managed properly ie not landings but money put through boat , ben brought up round the fishing etc and have a boat gred is the problem at times to much hunger or bust , thtas the nature of the beast to much hi fuel etc a boat is aexpensive commodity to run even a small shelffish boat,for lobsters you have insurance , gear, deisel harbour dues ,safety courses ,mca , tax man accountants , its ahard way to make abuck at times , but good crack in the summer months

[Plong 21]

Your right end of the day its all about making money like any other business, and that's what worry's me about this big fish fight. I personally think it will be a step backwards as more fish will be landed. How are they going to police weather the extra boxes of fish landed are bycatch or illegally caught. If cods at top prices and a boat has already caught it's quota I know what I would do if I were the skipper, go trawl for cod and say it was bycatch from trawling for sole.

Edited January 28, 2011 by Plong