The Fisheries Bill is mentioned in the December Queen’s Speech page 19 as is the Environment Bill NFFO comment on the The Year Ahead – the negotiation North Sea Cod UK Government text & NFFO commentary: North Sea Cod Bass angling perspective – bag limit increase to 2 – Save our Sea bass Guardian commentary […]
At last … some action … although it should have come from the EU institutions. The ongoing issue of cetacean bycatch which is not going to go away unless concerted action is taken. Further evidence of NGO collaborations providing the muscle to hold governments to account. WDCS 22 environmental NGOs, led by Whale and Dolphin […]
Bob Earll ‘The Guardian has run an article on impact of the French bass fishery on bycatch of dolphins and strandings on French beaches. The strandings network run by Cornwall Wildlife Trust have also registered increased dolphin strandings over the last few years. I covered this a few weeks ago when Sea Shepherd released images […]
Sea Shepard monitors French bass fishing fleet and the bycatch of dolphins Seas Shepard ‘Despite efforts by commercial fishing vessels to hide evidence that their nets are killing dolphins off the Atlantic coast of France, on the night of Tuesday February 19thSea Shepherd captured images of dead dolphins being hauled onboard two trawlers fishing in […]
MMO Update on fishing for sea bass in 2019 ‘Revised rules relating to fishing for sea bass apply from midnight 31 January 2019. Published 31 January 2019: Following the publication of the 2019 Total Allowable Catch Regulation in the official journal of the European Union, the revised rules relating to fishing for sea bass now apply. Commercial […]
Campaigners try and overturn the complete ban on taking bass by sports angling If you are a rod and line fisherman you can take 5 tonnes … but sport anglers cannot take one fish. The Angling Trust and Save Our Sea Bass have ramped up pressure on the European Commission after new scientific advice from […]
Bob Earll – There are some stories I miss. This is a little late but highlights both conservation threats to dolphins but also the failures of management with regard to the European bass fishery. The fisheries for bass which have led to draconian cuts in the recreational catch still seem to be damaging fisheries and […]
MMO: ‘The bass control measures described implement European measures designed to manage fishing effort in order to help protect and improve bass stocks. The control measures and restrictions set out in the 2018 EU fishing opportunities regulation will continue to apply in 2019 until such time they are replaced. Bass management measures may be reviewed […]