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Friday 28 October 2011

EU latest - Give fish to the poor says Damanaki!

Fish from European waters will be distributed to the poor as an alternative to throwing them away at sea, the EU fisheries chief told MPs on Thursday, as part of a sweeping reform of marine policy. Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for fisheries, said that as part of a proposed new deal with fishermen aimed at ending the wasteful practice of discarding edible fish at sea, lower value fish could be distributed to charities and other public organisations.




A few years ago a certain Mike Mahon tried to do the just this when he was overrun with haddock fishing in Mount's Bay .........
- and despite pleading his case with Fisheries minister Benyon at the time, was threatened with legal action if he did so! - how times change.