News in on 12 November 2010:
Good news for porpoise!!!
It has just been decided that the tangle-net fishery off the West Coast of Scotland (ICES area) is to remain closed for the foreseeable future - the position will be reviewed in Jan 2013.
And a footnote from the other side:
"[… Are you] aware that many of the Isle of Man fishing boats move into our waters while the Irish Sea is closed? Obviously they must be mad fishing in our marine desert for the summer!
I should also point out that the closed areas are not necessarily permanent and may be re-opened when required. They were in fact agreed upon and suggested by the fishing fleet, unlike the ill-advised closure of our own Firth of Lorne.
I have had a successful year fishing in exactly the same places as 30 years ago, returning small scallops alive to catch next year and if that's not sustainable, I don't know what is! […]"
David Fraser, "proven sustainable scallop fisherman and dealer in facts"
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