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Bodger
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 10 8:44 am Post subject: |
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Its not an ideal situation, far from it. BUT, if what this petition is advocating, is that every dead fish landed should be put into the food chain, then surely this is going to be open to massive abuse.
For starters, you might as well do away with all quotas. I say this, because thats what commercial fishermen would be encouraged to do. They'd be able to fish away full time, with the perfect excuse that virtually everything that they catch is almost certain to die if its released back into the sea. If what is being suggested is ever implemented, it would surely encourage fishermen to go over quota, content in the knowledge that any excess would be worth something to them financially. At the moment, not only is it a loss to the environment but its also a financial loss to them too.
The present situation is far from being ideal, we all hate waste, but IMO the alternative would be far worse.
Its about as well thought out as a chocolate teapot.
I don't think that there's a simple answer to the situation. Our seas are already being hoovered by commercial fisherman, if this change in legislation ever came to pass, then it would allow the sea to get even more of a cleaning. |
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milkmaid
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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crofter
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 10 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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Bodger wrote: |
Our seas are already being hoovered by commercial fisherman, if this change in legislation ever came to pass, then it would allow the sea to get even more of a cleaning. |
Well, there are fishermen out there this afternoon, and to be honest I don't envy them. Contrary to popular belief, they are not hoovering up every creature in sight, many will be struggling to pay the bills because they do not have enough days at sea. I agree that there is no easy solution, but a restriction on effort combined with landing everything caught would be better than the current madness.
I think Milkmaid has hit the nail on the head. Quotas have nothing to do with conservation, they are a political tool which allow "equal access to a common resource" Despite what most people believe, cod are not endangered, in a year or two even the fisheries scientists will agree with that. |
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