I bin in Kernow all me loife an fishin most the time.
So yer coulda nocked me over wi a Greenacre when this ere Whiteall man ad a natter last weekind. Sed ee was from MFA or MAF or somit like that.
Ee left uz a peace a paper wid some stuff on er wich I need tranzlatein cos don't mean a mab to me
anyhee, this be wot his jist is. Seems ee wantid aar elp wiv it like -
Just say CEFAS were asked to identify two contrasting coastal areas of England (and two control zones) in which catch restrictions are implemented to limit commercial fishing for bass and to encourage RSA. Then we evaluated the commercial fishery’s reaction to restricted catch areas designed to benefit RSA. Say we were to utilise a management option using these restricted-catch areas to promote RSA.
Say RSA activity is increased in the test areas and bigger fish were caught; wouldn’t it provide strong evidence that allowing angling in Marine Protected Areas (with suitable restrictions) may have real benefits?
Say the government further recognised the benefits to RSA of having more large fish available to catch, especially since a recent Defra consultation has failed to gain acceptance of using an increased minimum landing size (MLS) to restore stocks of bigger bass.
Say certain coastal areas were closed to extractive fishing and showed that this enhances survival and enabled more bass to grow bigger.
Say the outcomes indicated positive benefits for all, including the government, using restricted-catch areas to promote RSA.
If successful, wouldn’t this provide a model for further implementation of this management measure at strategic locations around the UK coast and not only for bass?
Well I sez, I darnt understand a word of it see and yet ee arsed if we net boys wood elp im out wi some sotree experiment thingee.
Oh arr, says eye. Afer I finds out from them Angesnet folks. Theyd no I says ..
Well wassit all about then?