Why we should do everything to protect cod

[Leon Roskilly]

See http://www.anglers-net.co.uk/sacn/latest/i...ex.php?view=329

 

Tight Lines - leon

[JeffB]

It's a shaky tight-rope that the commercial fishermen walk and they are now, as they have for so long, messing with natures balance.

[Ken Davison South Wales]

In a way this is no surprise to me, whilst I am not well qualified to comment,logic tells me that removing this sort of tonnage year after year is bound to cause problems not only to cod but all species.

 

Science is very blinkered sometimes and here is a clear example of how they misjudge the situation.

[JeffB]

They will say whatever suits the industry and people will say whatever they're told to as long as their pockets are comfortably lined...

 

[ 28. June 2005, 11:05 AM: Message edited by: JeffB ]

[Ken Davison South Wales]

On a positive view times are changing, they now realise that to line the pockets short term is a grave misjudgement.

[JeffB]

Yep, but it's still happening all to often and if it's not our anglers taking the fish it's the foreign vessels that can come as close as the 6 to 12 miles range of our coast...

[Guest stevie cop]

The British boats are just as bad and have done more than their fair share of the damage.

[maidstonemike]

I know! Lets have a rod licence, and we can all catch as many Cod as we like next winter!

[Guest stevie cop]

The government have just come up with a plan that will end the Cod crisis.

 

They are going to re-name all pouting, rockling, dabs, flounders and herrings, and call them Cod. They reckon by this time next year there will be plenty of Cod in the sea.

 

[ 28. June 2005, 12:55 PM: Message edited by: Steve Coppolo ]

[JeffB]