Fisheries officer on Southend Pier

[chesters1]

why :confused:

[Sharkbyte]

Chesters,

I must admit to thinking that in an ideal world anglers would be doing more for conservation by keeping a few undersized bass than killing 4,5,6+lb'ers.

However this is not an ideal world and if there were no size limits enforced there would be nothing to stop idiots feathering up a boat full of juvenile fish. And you know they would.

[chesters1]

why should we follow unelected rulers dictats ,if their eaten their just fish ,how many would survive if they were put back .

i must admit i return everything including dogs and pout but because i wish to not because some prick in europe says i must .

a person telling me what to do would come up against resistance in my case ,i didnt elect them i dont heed them (also in the case of idiots elected by more idiots in the uk parliament)

[Sharkbyte]

You seem to think these laws are written just to p155 you off and remove your civil liberties.

 

I think some might even be there to stop the others from taking the mick.

 

What would you do or say if fishing on a pier and a chinese guy next to you had 50 or so tiddlers in his bag?

[Jaffa]

Ask him for a recipe and his take on catching fish?

 

Brrr, Summers gone to Autumn.

[Jaffa]

Btw, for the benefit of Mr Sandison it seems that one of the "evil scientist" telephone numbers you decided to broadcast across the Internet was a bit out of date...... Guess that must be really nice for the people living there now

 

Tightlines All

 

Chris

[chevin]

Newt:

***Simon***

- Wasted?  Not likely.  Too many sea critters that enjoy a dead fish so they will be used albeit not by a human person.

This is the reasoning followed by Western Australian fisheries too. We frequently get fish bitten in half as we are playing them to the boat. If you keep that fish it is counted as a whole fish, but you are entitled to return it to the water where it is still part of the food chain. Whether sizable or not, the fish is dead and by being returned may well mean that it will be eaten rather than another fish taken. All quite logical when you think about it.

[jason.p]

Sharkbyte:

 

 

Something I have mentioned amongst friends a few times is the complete absence in my opinion of any guidance given to summer / holiday anglers from the likes of the NFSA.

Perhaps there's a role here for the tackle shops. How many of them would advise a customer on legal fish sizes etc.??

[PhilC]

sam-cox:

sorry Ive just tried to read that and my spellings realy bad.

 

They did stick notices on the hand rails, but they have all disapeared now.

Just an Idea!

 

As some one mentioned education of anglers.

 

Most people visit a tackle shop a some point and make a purchase.

 

Either a large poster placed in a prominent position, or a leaflet handed to every one who enters explaining the rules and regulations regarding size limits.

[chesters1]

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or a leaflet handed to every one who enters explaining the rules and regulations regarding size limits.

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hopefully a large one of several sheets those undersized fish unless wrapped stick like crap to a bit of bed linen