Fishing industry doomed?

[EMDEE]

The results of a study have just been released tonight, and apparently fish will be off the menu by 2048.


http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp- ... id=1208003

[Dunc]

Oh well that's that then it's a quarter to ten now..

Dunc

[big tony]

fishing industry was doomed the day ted heath backed down and never blew the icelandic navy oot the water, then joined the common market and sold off the sea to the bloody continentals.

deadliest catch rools!!!!!

[EMDEE]

The scientists believe that there will be a huge increase in the numbers of jellyfish.

An opening here for any innovative chefs?

[Sweltered]

If the SCOTTISH fishermen hadn't lied about their catches since the CFP began, the scientists might have a better idea of how much there actually is. The SFF & SWFPA always condemn the figures, but since the data is taken from THEIR members catch records (lies) , they haven't got a leg to stand on. The pelagic men, when faced with this afew years ago, fessed up and provided accurate data to the scientists. They still lie to the "Agency". Try Asking John Peter for a sub!

The Icelanders did the right thing, can't blame them for that. They protected their interests, as Britain should. By all means keep the foreigners out of Scottish waters, but they didn't cause this. The Scottish fishermen did it themselves.

[big tony]

safe to say with hindsight from a safe distance

iceland recently impossed a zone in which they will hunt whales, funny thing is their waters come within about 40 miles of the scottish coast.

if its agood enough reason to invade iraq to ensure an oil supply, then its a good enough reason to blow french, spanish, danish, icelandic, russian and portuguese factory trawlers out of the water to ensure fish supplies.

i once visited a portuguese fish market on xmas day as the boats were landing, big 40m trawlers home from fishing off rockall, the size of the hake they were landing was no bigger than your finger, ( they had a security guard throw me out when i complained) and it's all the fault of scottish fishermen lying about their catches?

spain has less fishery officers than peterhead, spain, portugal and france still give grants for new builds while scottish boats are being broken up.

danish factory, industrial trawlers in the north sea hoover up everything in their path to feed their pigs so you can eat danish bacon?

some may lie for greed, but i'm sure an overdraft in high five figures and a bank loan for a million or two would make liars of us all.

i'm disappointed, poacher turned gamekeeper, turned judge and jury!!!!!

[Annie]

Don't get me started on Iceland. Them B*%^*&ds should be sanctioned for returning to hunting the whale!

It's not like they are starving and don't have other things to eat there!

SANCTION ICELAND!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dedalus]

Considering the geothermal energy potential of iceland may be worth more than all the oil in iraq - we should invade immediately soon as we can find an excuse - whales, fish, a free dook in the blue lagoon - whatever.

[Annie]

INVADE ICELAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EMDEE]

Do we not need to first accuse them of having WMD?

[bill]

Hang on a minute,do'nt be hasty....Scotland has met Iceland four times on the footbal pitch,and the results stand at 4 nil to Scotland.We cannae go invading countries that we,re guaranteed to get 3points frae.

Lets invade Italy instead.

[Annie]

Noo ye tell me!

Dae thae fish? Aye, a think so!

Dae thae yae WMDs??? Dunno. OK then!

Off to Italy then, anywan wae me, or ama masel - agin!?!?!?!

[Beachcomber]

Do we not need to first accuse them of having WMD?

Whale Meat Delicatessen?

[Annie]

Do we not need to first accuse them of having WMD?

Whale Meat Delicatessen?

Is this a new thing?

Alternative, organic option to sushi?

Are they trying to break into the Japanese fishing market?

Darn those Icelanders are clever!!!

[Sweltered]

safe to say with hindsight from a safe distance

iceland recently impossed a zone in which they will hunt whales, funny thing is their waters come within about 40 miles of the scottish coast.

if its agood enough reason to invade iraq to ensure an oil supply, then its a good enough reason to blow french, spanish, danish, icelandic, russian and portuguese factory trawlers out of the water to ensure fish supplies.

i once visited a portuguese fish market on xmas day as the boats were landing, big 40m trawlers home from fishing off rockall, the size of the hake they were landing was no bigger than your finger, ( they had a security guard throw me out when i complained) and it's all the fault of scottish fishermen lying about their catches?

spain has less fishery officers than peterhead, spain, portugal and france still give grants for new builds while scottish boats are being broken up.

danish factory, industrial trawlers in the north sea hoover up everything in their path to feed their pigs so you can eat danish bacon?

some may lie for greed, but i'm sure an overdraft in high five figures and a bank loan for a million or two would make liars of us all.

i'm disappointed, poacher turned gamekeeper, turned judge and jury!!!!!

This is all true, but so is the fact that overfishing and lying about it by Scottish fisherman have been the cause of the apparent demise of the Haddock and Cod stocks. Peterhead was built on the backs of undersized Haddies. It's NOT the Spaniards or Portuguese or the Danes fault, sure they contributed to it, and yes the Spaniards don't police their fishery. When was the last time France or Spain submitted figures to Brussels, if ever. They submit estimates, which are about as accurate as the UK figures. Sh!te in Sh!te out.

Fishermen with multimillion pound bank loans for boats KNEW what the quotas were, and KNEW exactly how much black they'd have to land to pay for it. They went into it with their eyes open.

I know the guy who admitted scuttling his boat for the insurance, what was it 750,000? He was at the end of his tether, but he KNEW what he was getting into when he bought the boat.