over fishing

[conoflexman]

factory ships at the top of scotland i count 5 very large trawlers and one factory ship .can our seas take this. what are they after its fishing on a grand scale last week it was danish trawlers off our coast

[FISHERMAN]

Its a joke mate they are raping the seas and no one is stoping them they are destroying the ocean not just this country but around the world ridiculous behaviour

[dabcatcher]

a number of years ago russian factory ships stayed off the far northeast coast.

boats would catch and land mackerel onto these ships for cash. that was when the numbers of mackerel off our shores plumeted.

the ships left when there was a problem with cash flow in russia.

mackerel numbers have picked up slightly since.

these ships could be targeting the vast overwintering shoals as they start to move south.

[northeast1]

Easy answer is no, thats why our last two years have been so poor. I keep saying it but when you go to Norway and see the fish around there it really makes you think how poor our waters are.

[conoflexman]

over fishing

just had a quick look 25 plus boats north ov scotland now

[dabcatcher]

what was happening before was..... once a boat had landed its quota locally they could still fish and land it on to the factory ships for cash.

[Deans]

our government needs to get a grip

[FISHERMAN]

our government needs to get a grip

And sharpish

[northeast1]

Just face it, we as human's will fish for as long as money is to be made on it.

We cant protect Rhino's etc so no chance in protecting the sea....only way fishing will survive is if everyone says they wont eat fish world wide and that's not going to happen.


so...face it the sea will get less and less until the boats running costs beat the money they bring in and by then the sea will be past breaking point.

[OuTkast76]

Just face it, we as human's will fish for as long as money is to be made on it.

We cant protect Rhino's etc so no chance in protecting the sea....only way fishing will survive is if everyone says they wont eat fish world wide and that's not going to happen.


so...face it the sea will get less and less until the boats running costs beat the money they bring in and by then the sea will be past breaking point.

well said

[big phil 123]

i agree our seas have been raped but some anglers have to take the blme boat and shore as all these big fish that were caught last year were knocked on the head and people on here asking how to cook cod roe thats alot of fish that wont be born and everyone knocking 1lb fish on the head we need to up our size limit i think a rule should come in were if the fish does not weigh 3lb you cant keep it and no fish should be kept boat or shore in spawning season i hold my hands up and say that i still fish when there spawning on a hope of something big but i wouldnt keep it. same as i dont keep the big fish if i catch them to sum up no fishing when spawning and a bigger size limits

[big phil 123]

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[lee_wood]

the thing that gets me is more than half the boats that fish off our shore are not from uk waters and that most the fish and prawns the uk boats catch is exported over seas

[mooseboy65]

i agree our seas have been raped but some anglers have to take the blme boat and shore as all these big fish that were caught last year were knocked on the head and people on here asking how to cook cod roe thats alot of fish that wont be born and everyone knocking 1lb fish on the head we need to up our size limit i think a rule should come in were if the fish does not weigh 3lb you cant keep it and no fish should be kept boat or shore in spawning season i hold my hands up and say that i still fish when there spawning on a hope of something big but i wouldnt keep it. same as i dont keep the big fish if i catch them to sum up no fishing when spawning and a bigger size limits

I agree mate,maybes not 3lb but atleast 2lb,no good killing fish that are 1lb plus,i to hold my hands up as I have done this but never to late to change,and as for the competitions,make it though u can still weigh them in at that size but then release,something has to be done.

[Hadji Kareem]

If anyone sees the ships/trawlers off Scotland and catch the names of the vessels could you let me know. Being a member of the Marine Conservation Society I've contacted them and they say some Russian ships have been given permission to target "blue whiting" only. And would like to know who else is up there.
Any other info I'll gladly forward.
Cheers
Kev