A fishy tale
 

When I first read the title of this article I thought that I'd strayed on to the BBC food site; as I've said on a number of occasions, the BBC site really does need to employ more proof readers.

However, more seriously, I'd say that British fishermen are on to a hiding to nothing over these, or any other, proposed restrictions. Sad as it is to say, they were sold down the river many years ago when the EU common fisheries policy was agreed; they simply haven't enough electoral or financial clout, and British governments, Conservative as well as Labour, have been quite prepared to ignore their interests.

In addition, the fact that we British are willing to make at least a vague attempt to obey the law, as opposed to the French and, especially, the Spanish fishermen, who couldn't give a damn, doesn't help.

Re: A fishy tale
 

Totally agree about the Common Fisheries policy Theodoric. :)

I have to say that the proposal to limit the days out at sea, but allow them to land all they catch, is better than the present quota system, which forces them to throw dead fish back :(