Paul J Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) I need some help getting the message to the 4 mentioned in the blog- PJ http://www.ukbass.com/eu-soon-to-discuss-further-bass-measures-our-bass-need-your-urgent-help/ EU Soon To Discuss Further Bass Measures: Our Bass Need Your Urgent Help!Posted on 3 February 2015by Bass.Blogging.TeamThe European Union working party on Internal and External Fisheries Policy meets this Thursday (5th February). This is to discuss further measures to bring about the 80% cut in landings ICES stated were needed to prevent a collapse of the stock of our bass (some recent background can be found here: http://www.ukbass.com/the-view-of-bass-keep-pushing-for-our-bass-and-our-sport/link).BASS wants the Working Party to implement the following to improve the management of our bass stocks:• The 80% cut on bass landings that ICES stated as being needed to prevent bass stock collapse to be fully implemented in the near future.• An annual no take season for both commercial fishermen and recreational anglers from 1st January until 30th April for coastal and offshore areas. This will protect the pre-spawning bass aggregations, allow them to breed unmolested, and maximise the value of those bass harvested given these are out of condition fish and of low relative value.• A minimum landing size for bass of 48 cm. This is the minimum bass breeding size of 42 cm plus one years further growth. It should enable all bass taken to have bred once before they can be harvested.• The suggested maximum landing figure of 1 or 1.5 tonne(s) of bass per month to be set far lower – if it is used at all. At this level it would only limit a few commercial boats, plus it is also hard to police with trans-shipment between boats a potential problem.• Consideration of making the bass fishery rod and line only. This would largely eliminating considerations of problems of undersize fish being returned dead as returned undersize fish will be returned to grow into mature fish.In order to help, firstly, please spread message far and wide on social media and on angling forums etc in the next 2 days. Secondly email the working party (send it to: Niki.Marlow@consilium.europa.eu and Secretariat.dgb2a@consilium.europa.eu ) to tell them what our bass need (your own words are best but just copying and pasting the above bullet points is still excellent!) Also ask them to circulate your email request to other members of the working party.Finally copying your email to karmenu.vella@ec.europa.eu (EU Commission, Head of Fisheries) and Bernhard.Friess@ec.europa.eu would add yet more impact to your action.Thanks from BASS and our bass for your ongoing help! http://insideangle.anglingtrust.net/2015/02/03/proof-that-people-power-really-can-work/ Edited February 4, 2015 by Maverick amended email address charlieannear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Just copying and pasting this would help: BASS wants the Working Party to implement the following to improve the management of our bass stocks: • The 80% cut on bass landings that ICES stated as being needed to prevent bass stock collapse to be fully implemented in the near future. • An annual no take season for both commercial fishermen and recreational anglers from 1st January until 30th April for coastal and offshore areas. This will protect the pre-spawning bass aggregations, allow them to breed unmolested, and maximise the value of those bass harvested given these are out of condition fish and of low relative value. • A minimum landing size for bass of 48 cm. This is the minimum bass breeding size of 42 cm plus one years further growth. It should enable all bass taken to have bred once before they can be harvested. • The suggested maximum landing figure of 1 or 1.5 tonne(s) of bass per month to be set far lower – if it is used at all. At this level it would only limit a few commercial boats, plus it is also hard to police with trans-shipment between boats a potential problem. • Consideration of making the bass fishery rod and line only. This would largely eliminating considerations of problems of undersize fish being returned dead as returned undersize fish will be returned to grow into mature fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffa Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 Done Paul J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul J Posted February 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Well done you've passed the test, sorry its spelt Friess Bernhard.Friess@ec.europa.eu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffa Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Resent to new address ok this time Paul J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rob Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Email sent earlier! Paul J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieannear Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 Thanks Paul- my flippin' laptop has been playing up- managed to get online with it tonight and found that The Word is being spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Latest on this subject from AT. http://emarketing.blue-leaf.co.uk/t/ViewEmail/r/5438302EE3964EC52540EF23F30FEDED/1EC4CD058373EEA0F7E8006BBCB98688 Paul J 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansimpson63 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Sent to the 4 email adresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2015 Leon sums up the situation very well There is a growing perception that the measures being put forward to restore the bass population is simply because of a perceived recruitment failure.Detractors to taking any action are concentrating on questioning the science/survey methods being used and pointing to recent recruitment success following last year's mild winter, as well as current catches by both anglers and commercial fishermen.There have been periods of poor recruitment in the past when effort on bass was a fraction of now.But the species weathered those poor years and responded when conditions for increased recruitment were better.The real problem has come about because of several years of good recruitment, leading to exploiters finding new markets which now demand maintenance of supplies whether nature is capable of producing the fish or not (and worsened by boats with no quota looking for alternative fishing).It's the increasing levels of exploitation of a slow-growing, late maturing species that is the real problem and would still be a growing problem even if we now experience a period of good recruitment (which would take more than 5 years to feed through!)The down slope of recruitment on the graph, in opposition to the increasing levels of exploitation, make for a more dramatic statement, but it is that upwards line that is doing the damage and has bought about the current situation.The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) says that these stocks can withstand current exploitation rates, but that fishing effort should not increase (ICES, 2004). http://www.cefas.defra.gov.uk/media/...nal_report.pdfJust look at how effort has expanded since then!That's the real problem.It's the ever increasing effort that needs dealing with, even if we see a return to years of good recruitment.Just look at the graphs showing increasing effort:http://ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication...eport_2014.pdf Last edited by Leon Roskilly; Yesterday at 10:02 AM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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