Reform of the CFP organizes the dismantling of the Breton fishing.

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Upon the passing of the Reform by the European Parliament, two examples of analysis have confirmed that which we constantly repeat since the launch of the project. One of the leaders of Pew says in the New York Times that takes policy reform implementation in the United States. 

Maria Damanaki, for her part, came to praise blue growth policy for aquaculture, marine energy, extractions of all kinds, which are well known for their impact on the environment. 

We know the results of American Politics: mass privatization of fishing rights, wilderness setting under the supervision of ENGOs and oil companies, such as California. If the majority of stocks are not overfished, this is due to a massive reduction in fishing effort more than privatization per se, there is no growth in landings where these policies are implemented, against by the number of fishermen has collapsed, ports have disappeared in New England especially, where this policy is totally unsuited to multispecies demersal fisheries of the same type as those on the Bretons (and many Cornish boats .ed). 

This eco-liberal policy has been prepared by the Pew Oceans Commission.

Pew and various foundations from the large U.S. multinationals, the most powerful, Walmart, well known for his outrageous social practices, have decided to promote this type of policy in Europe. Why they created a fake nose, Ocean 2012, a coalition of ENGOs and some fishermen, entirely under the control of Pew. They baited the world of small-scale with the support of Greenpeace and WWF to give masking their social liberal and socially destructive projects. They hired a huge propaganda campaign hundreds of millions of dollars, creating from scratch NGOs, funding studies, public relations agencies, journalists, film. The goal was to create a sense of urgency and disaster to the oceans empty, looted by destructive fishing unable to manage. There is a part of reality, but it was mostly mobilize the general public with shock images and movies to put pressure on elected members of Parliament, subject them to intense lobbying, who are unable to resist because of their absolute ignorance of the subject and finally, glad to give a green cheaply at the expense of fishermen totally marginalized. It worked in the United States and it worked in Europe.

This victory gained at the cost of shameless manipulation of the public and elected officials is a step towards the generalization of more stringent policies of dispossession and put under supervision of fishermen. These policies are already operating in Northern Europe, Sweden (2/3 fishermen brutally eliminated) and Denmark. This country has the luxury of appearing as a model of virtue while practicing the most destructive industrial fishing which accounts for nearly 20% of European catches, fishing for fish meal. Elected officials have managed to completely forget this practice, it is true that there is no discharge!!! 

In France, the report organizing the implementation of ITQs is ready. Cameras will be installed on ships, paid for by the fishermen, MCZ areas will be increased, the oceans delivered to new investors in the blue growth, without consultation or recognition of the rights of fishermen. We organize "humanely" massive elimination of fishers says project reporter Rodust,even if Parliament also promises that by 2020, the reform will land 15 million tonnes and create additional 30,000 jobs.

Next came the challenge of fuel tax rebates, research the maximum yield economic, beyond the maximum biological yield and therefore even fewer fishermen. We'll also research to the integrity of marine ecosystems with bans on trawling.

This reform comes as the stock situation improves in the Atlantic and Mediterranean - even for bluefin tuna. All fishermen say, the most endangered species is the fishermen burdened with a multitude of constraints more or less consistent. Fishermen have measured the impact of overfishing and proposed management measures effective when they are left in the possibility. There is still some way to go to match the fishing resources and new realities (energy, biodiversity), but a coherent reform should strengthen the adaptive capacity of fishing accompanied by scientific field and trust and respect ENGO rights of fishermen. 

Instead, reform has cleared the way for all appetites mobilized for the conquest of the new maritime border and blue growth. The defense of a small fishing necessary, but confined within 12 miles, can only serve to hide a liquidation of artisanal fisheries on the rest of the EEZ.

Collective Fisheries and DevelopmentFebruary 8, 2013

Happy Chinese New Year!

Mackerel scene and Hugh's new Fish Fight

HFW on the One Show gives the low down on the latest news from the 'mackerel war' being waged in northern waters. The clip also included out-takes from the new 3 series of Hugh's Fish Fight starting next week.

Pair teams from Scotland and France pair trawl for bass off the Isle of Wight

Bet they have more success than the rugby team.

Spotted on Twitter - and below are the AIS tracks showing the paths taken by the French and single Scottish pair teams working south of the Isle of Wight and Swanage.

It's a Cornish Sardine Saturday

Local replica pilot boat tied up outside the tug...

the sapphire II is days away from her maiden Newlyn voyage...

not so long ago this was the newest boat in the fleet, now a regular landing sardines and herring into Newlyn...

as the 25 ton haul of fish are brailed ashore 250 kilo sat a time...

under the watchful eye of skipper Peter Bullock...

and right hand man Phil...

there's always one trying to escape...
 

closing the brail net for another dip means these fish are caught twice...

checking the quality and any interlopers like the odd mackerel...

then its time for plenty of ice to top off the box before going aboard the waiting lorry transport...

looking like silver bars...
 

heading for the transport bay...

over in the harbour cafe...

trade is brisk ever since the Mission was forced  to close its doors on a Saturday morning...

open with a new show, the Bucca Gallery next to the Star...

where mein host Debbie is keeping the jokes topical.

Penlee's Ivan Ellen, out in the Bay on exercise accompanied by a glaucous gull

Culdrose SAR helicopter Rescue193 carries out a routine training exercise in the Bay on Saturday morning...

and some of the more eagle-eyed readers may just spot the white feathers of a visiting glaucous gull among the gulls attempting to avail themselves of scraps from the small tosher cleaning his nets...

seen here captured in flight by Martin Elliot who also provided the Ivan Ellen photos. The gull is thought top be about four years old and possibly the same one that has been spotted in and around the harbour over the last couple of years. These gulls were more common years ago - they are great scavengers and will follow the fishing boats looking for scraps!  In the arctic, where they are found in larger numbers they breed all year round.

There's no horse in Horse Mackerel

There's no horse in these cracking mackerel....

but these little beauties are 100% horse mackerel - or scad.