my hero of the day, good to see someone sticking up for common sense. And good to see that the relevant quango and police have time on their hands to oversee this agregious activity, clearily there is nothing else more pressing.

It really does call into question how much waste in food and fish the EU has been responsible for over the years and then we get taxed for the privilege of enforcing it.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1004/mon...oflaherty.html

Seamus O'Flaherty, who own the Saltees Quest, gave away the fish rather than discard it at sea after the vessel exceeded its EU quota of monkfish.

He said he took the action to highlight a campaign by who oppose the EU rule that requires over-quota fish to be thrown back in the sea.

Officers from the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority monitored the activity.

The vessel's skipper, Jimmy Byrne, is at Kilmore Quay with officers from the SFPA and gardaí are present.

Fair play to him!! The EU imposed wastage for fishermen is a scandal.

Originally Posted by Dylan2010

my hero of the day, good to see someone sticking up for common sense. And good to see that the relevant quango and police have time on their hands to oversee this agregious activity, clearily there is nothing else more pressing.

It really does call into question how much waste in food and fish the EU has been responsible for over the years and they we get taxed for the privilege of enforcing it.

Wexford fisherman gives away free monkfish after exceeding EU quota - RT News

Fair play to him.... Ireland's whitefish industry has been destroyed by the EU to the benefit of the French and Spanish fleets.

Overfishing is a problem.

Im glad he gave the fish away for free, but why didnt he just catch less fish in the first place?

Originally Posted by edg

Overfishing is a problem.

Im glad he gave the fish away for free, but why didnt he just catch less fish in the first place?

Nets do not know how much of what fish is in them at any given time. I'm sure they could estimate weight of catch, but I doubt if they could be any more specific than that.

Originally Posted by edg

Overfishing is a problem.

Im glad he gave the fish away for free, but why didnt he just catch less fish in the first place?

It's a bit more complicated than that.

And the Spanish fishermen overfished in our waters for decades.

As much as I respect all fishermen and women, this does not solve our problems regarding stocks....

Ok it nice to get a few free monkfish, and I appreciate that over catches are thrown back, dead and useless but......

Originally Posted by EUrJokingMeRight

Nets do not know how much of what fish is in them at any given time. I'm sure they could estimate weight of catch, but I doubt if they could be any more specific than that.

There are things you can do with the design of nets to allow certain species to escape and regulations have been in for sometime regarding them. However, as you rightly pointed out, it's inevitable some other species will get caught. The solution the EU have is to throw them away which is lunacy. They should have a system where they can be sold and offset from future quota.

Originally Posted by EUrJokingMeRight

Nets do not know how much of what fish is in them at any given time. I'm sure they could estimate weight of catch, but I doubt if they could be any more specific than that.

Use smaller nets?

Originally Posted by Rural

It's a bit more complicated than that.

And the Spanish fishermen overfished in our waters for decades.

Just becasue the Spanish overfished doesnt mean we have to.