SOS - tope consultation

[Ian Burrett]

You may have already heard on the grapevine that Save Our Sharks (SOS) has finally got the chance to help make the tope a recreational only species.

 

Please look at the new SOS Front Page for details. http://www.save-our-sharks.org

 

It is important we get as many anglers, charter skippers, hoteliers, tackle dealers etc... in order to respond to the consultation.

To accomplish this we need some help.

If you can spare a few hours in helping compile emailing lists, emailing dealers, talking to tackle dealers etc… or you have any ideas to maximise this opportunity then please email ianburrett@save-our-sharks.org

 

A downloadable poster and handouts are available on the site and it is imperative we get these displayed in angling clubs, angling hotels, Charter boats, tackle dealers etc.

 

Please note that the Welsh Assembly government is holding a separate consultation, the address for responses can be found on the Welsh poster.

(Option 2 still applies).

 

If this consultation is successful (i.e. Option 2, is adopted) then Defra have indicated that they will approach the EU commission to try and get a European ban on commercial fishing for tope, so there is still much to be done.

 

Once the consultation is over SOS will be asking Defra to stop the commercial exploitation of other sharks.

 

The consultation should create plenty of traffic for the SOS site and we are keen to see this continue. If you have had a good tope or sharking trip then please let us all know about it, by posting a report on the SOS forum.

 

Ian Burrett

Save Our Sharks

Edited August 9, 2006 by Ian Burrett

[Holmesy]

Done.

[n4lly]

Cut out the middle man, go straight to the commercials....

 

"Once the consultation is over SOS will be asking Defra to stop the commercial exploitation of other sharks."

 

Stop it or i'll tell my mum

[n4lly]

Not being negative, but...

 

... Welsh Assembly.... government ..... consultation...

 

If this consultation is successful (i.e. Option 2, is adopted) then Defra have indicated that they will approach the EU commission.......

 

 

INDICATED... FROFLMAO

[Ian Burrett]

Not being negative, but...

 

... Welsh Assembly.... government ..... consultation...

 

If this consultation is successful (i.e. Option 2, is adopted) then Defra have indicated that they will approach the EU commission.......

INDICATED... FROFLMAO

 

Hin4lly

So what is your point and excuse my ignorance what is FROFLMAO

[n4lly]

Ian, the point is, the gravey train aint going no where...talk all you like..

 

FROFLMAO

 

F******roll onfloor etc etc

[Ian Burrett]

Ian, the point is, the gravey train aint going no where...talk all you like..

 

FROFLMAO

 

F******roll onfloor etc etc

 

So we just give in and do nothing then?

[uncle nester]

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Newt]

[conger conger]

I've certainly never heard of any tope washing up dead on the shore with any of ian's tags in them!

 

Infact the way in which the tope are handled on Ian's boats should be praised not slated.

 

 

Ian - keep up the good work!

 

 

 

Davie

[Snatcher]

Was impressed with the speedy tagging and releasing when I was in Ians boat. It was a great sight watching them swim away