SandTiger

Jim - you, me, H.A. and all those others involved share an equal concern about how our fisheries works or doesn't work. The prolific incident is not acceptable but we have to look at the wider picture if we have any hope in tackling it. Most anglers have very little understanding of commercial fisheries beyond the knee-jerk reactions, maybe if we all try to understand this crazy system then we might start to move forward? Interesting discussion here at the mo - http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/show...ad.php?t=157370

Whoops, sorry Guv'nor

You never made use of that vast swimming pool at Charlie Luc then?

Tonight Shetland Fishermen’s Association chief executive Hansen Black said the Prolific crew had no choice but to dump their catch. “He was fishing in the Norwegian sector when he caught a shot of saithe. He didn’t have a quota for it so he couldn’t retain it on board, he couldn’t dump it in the Norwegian sector. The only thing he could legally do was go outside Norwegian waters and discard the fish,” Mr Black said. He added the two boats had steamed 100 miles away in search of a mixed fishery, hoping not to land any more saithe. http://www.shetlandmarine.com/2008/02%20Fi...ing_footage.htm

They were my favorite ones

What is your problem Jim? It all seems perfectly legal within CFP guidelines which encourage discards? They were acting within the law or facing a £50,000 fine for each offence of landing perfectly edible fish that were outwith quota

Not sure I'd buy a used car of them lot, after watching that. Thanks for the link

Funnily enough, she mentioned that when you were out fishing last night. Nice pair of keepnets though

Have no fear, the splitshot was safely tucked away earlier

Pipe Bombing Dolphins, I admire his style

Ermmm, adjusting those lovebeads?

Ya know you want one really

Upon what grounds is he/she supporting it?

Sea Pussy - Sounds a bit salty to me

Let us know how it all pears out

Ohhh, and who do you think will be next? If only they (WWF) would recoginise that with mixed fisheries, you do not determine what you catch, so if there ban were successful it would just lead to more discards

WTF! First we have the Pew-Gate scandal with the Shark Alliance and now WWF are funding Angling Trust??? I'm sure Hulk Hogan will have plenty to say about all this

I'm a sea kitten

Got her email address?

The worse one yet I'm afraid

How can they possibly ban anchoring? That would be like banning angling

Send a bundle up here and I'll distribute Inverness to Caithness

Well done Normski, has it been covered in you paper yet? Along with a link to the Official Downing Street Petition? hint hint I think these petition have to go beyond 500 before each person who has signed gets a written response back

The Official Downing Street Petition is http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/rsa-eu-proposal/

Nice piccy of Tongy & Co