Thornbacks at tynemouth

[Rocker]

Lets face it lads, some think it`s ok, a think it stinks, some1 somewhere has bought a box of wings(legally), they don`t know what size(age)the fish was, but after been `winged` and disgarded, the carcase has washed up.
now, joe public, not david, walking his dog, and child, will see these dead fish, look along the beach, see an angler, and it`s us 2 blame. see me point.

100% agree.
Anglers impose size limits on species the commercial boats dont!
I hate the way the commercial lads fish, with the disgards and whatever.
Basically killing untargeted species. It needs sorting imo. Not giving MLS for a species is basically saying we dont give a sh*t about that species because its of lesser food value, or its simply in the way!
Now they talking about letting trawlers land everything, and having no MLS at all?
This along with skippers who don't even own a boat, or can't be arsed to fish, being allowed to keep and sell their quotas to other skippers??
I've nothing against most commercial boats, and don't know the answer. But I would like to think things can change for the better?

[eddie t]

So why throw them back dead when ya can sell them.

Whats wrong with that......... nowt.

[Davey1970]

So why throw them back dead when ya can sell them.

Whats wrong with that......... nowt.

have you seen the picture eddie, they`ve had there wings(eating bits) cut off, the only bit worth selling has been took.

[eddie t]

Yes mate i have seen it ya dont buy rays hole ya only buy the wings thats why they have been took off who ever has bought them has just took the wings and dumped the bodies in the tyne if ya go to asda and ask of a ray or skate they will only show the wing not a full fish.

[Davey1970]

and you been an experienced respected angler think thats alreet eddie m8. ?

[Rocker]

I totally get what your saying eddie, and agree to an extent that its better to sell a dead fish than not. But thornies arnt a species that would suffer in a net. Being that they normally sit motionless on the sea bed! My gamble is they could have been returned alive! Maybe this is how desperate our fishery is becoming?

[eddie t]

Why aye they have taken the bits ya eat now if it was loads of hole rays on the beach dead now that would get me back up.

the thing is when ya live next to a fish quay ya going to see things like this washed up.

Do ya filet ya cod when ya catch them if so what do ya do with the head do ya eat it or put it in the bin. ?????

[eddie t]

I totally get what your saying eddie, and agree to an extent that its better to sell a dead fish than not. But thornies arnt a species that would suffer in a net. Being that they normally sit motionless on the sea bed! My gamble is they could have been returned alive! Maybe this is how desperate our fishery is becoming?

A trawler will pick up any thing mate from motionless fish to big rocks.

[Davey1970]

a put it rite doon the river blyth 4 the crabs, ya been a n*b noo eddie m8

[Cod,cod,cod!]

Why aye they have taken the bits ya eat now if it was loads of hole rays on the beach dead now that would get me back up.

the thing is when ya live next to a fish quay ya going to see things like this washed up.

Do ya filet ya cod when ya catch them if so what do ya do with the head do ya eat it or put it in the bin. ?????

I know mate.

I could throw a stone on that beach from where I live. It's not exactly longsands.

I think theres a few that need to take up a different hobby if they don't like seeing filleted fish!

[eddie t]

a put it rite doon the river blyth 4 the crabs, ya been a n*b noo eddie m8

Not realy just putting my point across ya only take the part of the fish ya want to eat thats why the rays bodies have been dump just like ya cods heeds.

[Rocker]

You lot are missing the point here! The thornies that were found on the beach were tiny! And if you don't care about that its you that should take up another hobby.

[eddie t]

If there is no mls then no one has done out wrong and like i have said if they where in the net there would of been dump out and sea dead.

[Davey1970]

I know mate.

I could throw a stone on that beach from where I live. It's not exactly longsands.

I think theres a few that need to take up a different hobby if they don't like seeing filleted fish!

they wer`nt filleted, they were winged. read the threads again m8, we`re on about the size of th fish, and the way it was discarded, note there were no other fish on the beech. !

[Davey1970]

If there is no mls then no one has done out wrong and like i have said if they where in the net there would of been dump out and sea dead.

areet eddie, but if they were in your net, there would be more than just them on the beach, or do you have special nets.
not blaming you at all m8, but, look at wat was washed up,