Net Closed On Whitby Trawlermeb

[Leon Roskilly]

"Almost an entire fishing port's trawler fleet has been fined over £122,800 for breaching government fishing regulations putting and stocks at risk. "

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england...ire/4489914.stm

 

 

TL - leon

[John S]

I wonder if any of the regulars on this forum were in sunny Hull today....

[Davy Holt]

Anyone opening a book on it???

[Jaffa]

Just so this EU cynic is clear on events .. Would it be the case that all these high profile, and resource intensive raids occuring across the northern part of the EU ( major raids is Eire, plus the local ones that have been highlighted on this forum) are related?

 

Im glad to see effective enforcement at last, but given its taken decades to happen, and is now happening just after the UK fleet has been slashed in half, I have to wonder what the purpose is?

 

A couple of thoughts/questions:

 

1.) Why now?

 

2.) This enforcement will have cost serious money; is this to be an ongoing thing or just "scapegoating" as the commercials seem to see it?

 

If this is the new regime, then im sure all will adjust to it. If otoh its a brief period where the goverment throws money at a problem to avoid an EU fine, then its of no worth IMHO.

 

Anyone got any idea?

 

Chris.

[Guest Feels like Winter to me]

Mmmm.

 

Just for information purposes I read some publically available information from DEFRA on this case. The "black market fish landed was valued at £475,000" was said to have been caught in only an 11 week period. So if as some suggest things like this have been going on for many years what could be the true scale of things????

 

Where is the deterrent ???

 

 

 

Cant Help thinking that many of the names, but not all, on that list are actually scapegoats.

 

JUst one last final ironic point. Only last week members of the Whitby Fleet have been blaiming Scottish Fishermen for the state of English east coast fishery. Very surreal.

Edited December 2, 2005 by Feels like Winter to me

[maximo]

its a good job there wasnt any salmon in there theyd have got life

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=307766

[Ken Davison South Wales]

1.) Why now?

 

I guess it is like a lot of things in life, eventually one has to face up to reality.

 

Now is as good as any time.

[Guest Feels like Winter to me]

Costs to be announced later today. Fifty pence each no doubt.

 

Ken are your views on Black fish unchanged?

[big_cod]

The lads in question are appealing over the fines ,

It goes back to court of appeal,had the bbc looknorth news team in my pub today and they interviewed one of the lads over the court case ,you can see this interview this evening on bbc looknorth starting at 6 30pm.

The lad in question gave a very good account of the position the fleet is in and believe me its not rosy.

[Guest Feels like Winter to me]

Must be convinced they can get a reduction as an appeal wont come free of charge. Anyone know how appeals work??? Could they end up with a larger fine.