MEPS to vote on overhaul of Common Fisheries Policy

[captain cojones]

Mmmmmmmm

 

 

 

'A member of the audience asked the speakers about the level of recognition of recreational fishing in the new CFP.

 

MEP Rodust answered that amendments regarding recreational fishing have been made in the basic regulation. She added that it is important that recreational fishing is included in the reformed CFP but not treated at the same level as professional fishing.

 

Mr. Lamplmair added that the EU in general does not devise conservation measures for recreational fisheries, with some exceptions like for example in the case of Bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean, as it is national or local levels that set the rules. He pointed to an issue of proportionality, but added that where substantial amounts of catch are taken by recreational fishers, they need to be taken into account by fisheries managers'.

 

http://ebcd.org/pdf/en/249-REPORT_Th...of_the_CFP.pdf

 

As someone once said 'welcome to my world'

 

 

Good example..We are totally banned for recreational fishing for tuna here...We have zero allowance.

 

We were also banned from taking mackerel this year too for the same reason.

[barry luxton]

Good example..We are totally banned for recreational fishing for tuna here...We have zero allowance.

 

We were also banned from taking mackerel this year too for the same reason.

 

one turned up dead on our south coast last year, after being speared by a diver, The fishery guys made it known in no uncertain terms that any rsa catching one has to immeadiatly send it back, dead or alive.

 

 

wer'e banned from taking common eel, bleeding from the gills, send 'em back dead, although the e a confirmed at the time that the take was insignificent. Commercially it continues. The trust helped that one on. No rsa involvement btw. Were banned from landing tope, so when you catch one bleeding from the gills, it's sent back dead, the trust reinforced that one for the rsa this year without asking the rsa. Commercials are allowed a bycatch, btw. Thier project at the mo is attempting to offer up management for the bass claiming that it is in trouble, yet according to the information within the public domain the stock biomass had doubled in recent years due to strong recruitment. With no warnings or cuts issued to the commercial sector. Appears to be more of the same from the governing body. Just wondering what sort of restriction the trust is going to arrange for the rsa on this one.