commercial fishing threat to turtles

[captain cojones]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5005548.stm

just seen this.

[adambroadley]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5005548.stm

just seen this.

 

Well, we are fishermen that use rods to catch our fish. If i were fishing were albatrossess lived i wouldn't be harming them unless they happened to fly underwater and try to eat the bait, or if i reeled a turtle in i would let it go. This arcticle doesn't really include us. I think they are refering to trawlers.

 

Adam...

 

[glennk]

Dont worry Dave, Ill educate this young man on the evils of commercial fishing, and his dad who sits on the local sfc.

Edited May 24, 2006 by glennk

[captain cojones]

no worries glenn, hes young and keen, excellent.

dave

[Norm B]

Well, we are fishermen that use rods to catch our fish. If i were fishing were albatrossess lived i wouldn't be harming them unless they happened to fly underwater and try to eat the bait, or if i reeled a turtle in i would let it go. This arcticle doesn't really include us. I think they are refering to trawlers.

 

Adam...

 

It's actually longliners that are doing the damage. We run articles on it in the SAN from time to time. I think there's an article in May or June's issue.