Farmed Cod to restock the coast?

[Guest jay_con]

Very strong point Leon. I listened to the programme and I agree with what you said. But how likely is it that the disease of over fishing commercially will be tackled??? and couldnt nature do with a helping hand at this late stage????

[Ken Davison South Wales]

Would they actually raise these fish to a size capable of eating pellet food?

 

The larger the fish the greater the problems, surely it would be better to release 5,000,000,000 at 5mm, than a 100,000 at 100mm.

 

Just a thought

[Leon Roskilly]

What I found really interesting is that the Beeb wanted input from a sea angler, rather than from a representative of the commercial fishing lobby!

 

Tight Lines - leon

[Ken Davison South Wales]

Perhaps they know who will be in the driving seat in the near future.

[skippytheroo]

When I mentioned this in response to a post about the first cod farm someone said the gene pool would be weakened by doing this......... cant find the post now....Sounds like a great idea to me tho

[skippytheroo]

Just listened to it....Nice response by Leon I thought....

[wurzel]

A total waste of taxpayers money.

[Guest jay_con]

Who mentioned the tax payer?????

 

But yes your probably right for once. Taxpayers money would be far better spent on persuing those reported 80% who are contributing to the reported 50 percent chance that the fish on your plate was caught illegally.

[Leon Roskilly]

There's a couple of links to other stories on this at

 

http://www.anglers-net.co.uk/sacn/latest/i...ex.php?view=319

 

The story as reported in Nature contains more detail.

 

TL - leon

[Ian Burrett]

I was talking recently, to a couple of lads whoes job is to promote Salmon fishing in the Border rivers. They bred thousands of small salmon and introduced them into the river system with startling results. In just 5 years, they have trebled the ammount of rod caught salmon, and are catching them in rivers where none have been seen for many years.

 

The whole scheme is considered a resounding sucess by landowners, anglers and the environmentalists.

 

If it can be done in the rivers why not the sea?

 

Haven't the Japs been doing it for years?