Should Anglers Retain Their Catch?

[Norm B]

Dave Morton from SOS has written to the skipper concerned and he has kindly agreed to get involved in the UK Shark tagging programme and return all Porbeagle

Good to hear, he obviously realises that a dead shark can't be caught again so it's in his interests to practise catch,tag and release.

[Fastd]

Yep I did...partly to express my shock that people still hung em up on the jib.

 

I have to say that I recieved a very polite and prompt reply explaining the circumstances of the capture. It was his first and the skipper has promised that all future fish will be tagged and released. You can not advertise as a shark skipper till you have actually caught one and have proof. I can agree with that even if I dont agree with the picture.

 

He wants to try for more and has promised to join the tagging program. So hopefully that is the first and last photo of its kind from Wick.

 

One more skipper on the C&R of sharks is a step in the right direction.

 

Cheers

Dave

[Norm B]

Yep I did...partly to express my shock that people still hung em up on the jib.

 

I have to say that I recieved a very polite and prompt reply explaining the circumstances of the capture. It was his first and the skipper has promised that all future fish will be tagged and released. You can not advertise as a shark skipper till you have actually caught one and have proof. I can agree with that even if I dont agree with the picture.

 

He wants to try for more and has promised to join the tagging program. So hopefully that is the first and last photo of its kind from Wick.

 

One more skipper on the C&R of sharks is a step in the right direction.

 

Cheers

Dave

Well done Dave, keep up the good work.

[chesters1]

seems fair if he keeps the fins then returns the fish alive ,they will get the hang of disablement like anything else

[AThong]

If not, why not?

 

http://www.caithness.org/fpb/2007/november...y.php?gallery=6

 

 

Well spotted, and Well Done, SandTiger .......