Anchoring problem in Brighton

[Capt Popeye]

Well so having read all through this tread;

I cannot see where Anchoring in brighton comes into it ?

But looks like a good idea if it keeps them Beam Trawling Fishing Boats away out the area

 

[Adios]

Well so having read all through this tread;

I cannot see where Anchoring in brighton comes into it ?

But looks like a good idea if it keeps them Beam Trawling Fishing Boats away out the area

The only link to anchoring I can think of is the irony of people freaking out about yachts anchoring over grass in a a few anchorages while trawlers are dragging up the whole seabed for miles as they do. We are easy pickings for the irrationally irate mob.

 

[Iliade]

Existing thread on this: Greenpeace

 

[Gary Fox]

The only link to anchoring I can think of is the irony of people freaking out about yachts anchoring over grass in a a few anchorages while trawlers are dragging up the whole seabed for miles as they do. We are easy pickings for the irrationally irate mob.

Totally!

 

[Pete7]

Do we in the UK even eat what they trawl for?

Good lord no, we flog it all to the froggies.

Actually, there is a move to rename some of the fish in the West Country to make them sound more appetising.

Brexit: 'Under-loved' fish renamed for British tastes

 

[Adios]

Good lord no, we flog it all to the froggies.

Actually, there is a move to rename some of the fish in the West Country to make them sound more appetising.

Brexit: 'Under-loved' fish renamed for British tastes

Sounds like Cornish separatism! But I'm all for some spider crabs. Delicious. Much better than the brown crabs that are more often eaten here.

 

[Pete7]

Indeed, Portland in the summer, but they stay below about 10m so a pot or dive cylinder really needed.

Pete

 

[penfold]

Properly managed trawling in mid-watercolumn can be a sustainable source of protein; it's not being managed properly though. There needs to be a discourse on what our fisheries are for; are they primarily a source of food, in which case quota(non-timelimited quota is another nonsense, it encourages rentseeking and other bad behaviour) should just be issued to the highest bidder who will own very large trawlers, or should it be a social good, in which case there needs to be localism woven into quota, perhaps demanding that the vessels be limited in size, requiring the crew live in specific locations, etc. I'd cheerfully ban dredging/bottom trawling inside the 3 mile limit tomorrow, it's the marine equivalent of the cattlemen slashing and burning the amazon to make McDonalds; with the caveat that funding should be available to inshore dredgers to convert to potting, longlining etc.

 

[Fimacca]

Good on them.......
Where do I buy a rock for them. I have an old Rayburn I want to get rid of.

Would that do ?