Fish are thrown back into sea in Sussex to abide by rules (From The Argus)
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Fish are thrown back into sea in Sussex to abide by rules
6:00pm Monday 23rd March 2009 in News By Naomi Loomes
Fishermen are throwing back thousands of pounds worth of fresh cod to rot in the sea after an emergency ban was imposed.
Yet fishermen battling the recession said the Sussex coast was rife with large stocks of the nation s favourite fish.
A fishmonger said he was in the ridiculous position of being able to sell cod from Iceland and Norway, but not from Sussex waters.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) imposed the ban amid fears that cod was under threat from overfishing.
But Sussex fishermen and fish merchants say the Channel holds plenty of cod.
Gregg Brownrigg, who owns the fishing boat Jennadore, based at Shoreham Harbour, said: "The Channel is rife with cod. They're a winter fish and have usually disappeared by January or February, but the sheer numbers mean there are still loads off our coast.
"What's happening is criminal. This weekend I threw back three or four boxes of cod, about £300 worth of fish and that's just me.
"There are 60 or more fishermen in Sussex. That's nearly 20,000 being lost every day. It seems so wrong when there are people struggling at the moment in desperate need of fresh fish at low prices, and yet we have it but can t sell it."
No one from Defra was available to comment.
Comments(9)
pigletstrotters
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6:19pm Mon 23 Mar 09
rs
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6:51pm Mon 23 Mar 09
pigletstrotters wrote:so when fishing for other species how exactly do you not catch cod as well? yes you are simple really!
Don't catch the cod in the first place, then they won't have to be thrown back in the sea dead. Simple really!
davyboy
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7:51pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Guerrero
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11:33pm Mon 23 Mar 09
Personally,I'd rather eat a Hailsham chav with a nice sparkly cava.
feline1
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11:54pm Mon 23 Mar 09
It is clear that the fishermen are ecoterrorist idiots, who if they had their way, would turn the English Channel into the Aral Sea, with not even any water in it, never mind fish.
couldbeakiller
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7:29am Tue 24 Mar 09
feline1 wrote:yes, very clear. It's also very clear that you are deluded.
This story AGAIN? It is clear that the fishermen are ecoterrorist idiots, who if they had their way, would turn the English Channel into the Aral Sea, with not even any water in it, never mind fish.
stickman
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9:35am Tue 24 Mar 09
couldbeakiller wrote:Maybe a bit over the top but not deluded. Not exactly ecoterrorists - all they want to do is make money, but, as has happened all over the world, they will keep on fishing until forced not to either by fish running out or regulations stopping them.
feline1 wrote:yes, very clear. It's also very clear that you are deluded.
This story AGAIN? It is clear that the fishermen are ecoterrorist idiots, who if they had their way, would turn the English Channel into the Aral Sea, with not even any water in it, never mind fish.
stickman
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9:37am Tue 24 Mar 09
Guerrero wrote:Though fish aren't farmed...
I suppose though that if it wasn't for people eating fish,the fish wouldn't breed and they would just die out like pigs and horses and cats and cows and dogs and chickens and rats and rabbits and lambs and frogs because they're only here for humans to eat.
Personally,I'd rather eat a Hailsham chav with a nice sparkly cava.
I like the idea of locally caught chavs on our menus though.
pigletstrotters says...
6:15pm Mon 23 Mar 09