tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2568309662004558552..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: A question of fish.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89325982648349168482020-11-20T14:13:13.305+00:002020-11-20T14:13:13.305+00:00Yes, we joined a Common Market to enhance trading....Yes, we joined a Common Market to enhance trading. We're leaving a United Nations Of Germany/Europe. Except it isn't.<br />The rules - many of which were very questionable - are not applied fairly.ShellyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705808838009726399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70824200014114832102020-11-19T22:54:03.818+00:002020-11-19T22:54:03.818+00:00Only from The Goodies!Only from The Goodies!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47776788150005663322020-11-19T06:52:47.909+00:002020-11-19T06:52:47.909+00:00On my menu too! On my menu too! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52780650544911559362020-11-19T04:40:47.956+00:002020-11-19T04:40:47.956+00:00Do you remember 'The Cod Wars'? It could e...Do you remember 'The Cod Wars'? It could easily all start again.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55135002068787084392020-11-19T04:39:46.443+00:002020-11-19T04:39:46.443+00:00Off the East coast of England, the boats were most...Off the East coast of England, the boats were mostly like the above. However the French and Spanish boats are more like huge factory trawlers that stay at sea for weeks. It's nowhere near a level playing field.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62157691957253825632020-11-19T04:37:29.132+00:002020-11-19T04:37:29.132+00:00It's crazy, throwing away good fish is a disgr...It's crazy, throwing away good fish is a disgrace and it's depleting fish stocks; why can't they understand this. As for buying newer and better boats; I'm certain some owners did. Why wouldn't they?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57520795376899393792020-11-19T03:41:58.391+00:002020-11-19T03:41:58.391+00:00Gosh, this sounds like the classic scenario for an...Gosh, this sounds like the classic scenario for an old-fashioned War! Britain and some of her near neighbours have had wars in the past over lesser issues than what will undoubtedly be viewed at some point as European fishing piracy in British waters.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1165339747722626042020-11-19T01:02:54.899+00:002020-11-19T01:02:54.899+00:00I hope Britain takes back their fishing industry. ...I hope Britain takes back their fishing industry. Local British fishermen would benefit. O'ff the New England coast to Nova Scotia (George's Bank) commercial trawlers endangered many of our fish species. Regulations were set to limit fishing in this area. Commercial over fishing has been a big problem. Smaller fishing operations do not cause the problem. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36320938672748952212020-11-18T19:03:35.529+00:002020-11-18T19:03:35.529+00:00Our local fishermen got paid to burn their boats. ...Our local fishermen got paid to burn their boats. Rumours were that they used the money to buy more modern boats and kept on fishing.<br />The EU is out of touch with reality. Some of their laws seem to have no reason, except to entertain some penpusher in Brussels.<br />And you're right about the dumping of undersized fish. Happens here all the time. <br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71091231662122091592020-11-18T16:29:33.358+00:002020-11-18T16:29:33.358+00:00It seems to be a serious sticking-point in the cur...It seems to be a serious sticking-point in the current Brexit negotiations. Brussels is suddenly discovering what they'll be missing. Fish is top of the agenda.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78227655879857834012020-11-18T15:55:09.510+00:002020-11-18T15:55:09.510+00:00When I'm in the Netherlands, at the coast, we ...When I'm in the Netherlands, at the coast, we always buy a lot of wonderful - and different - fish. Here in Berlin we have a fish market hall, which is surprisingly well sorted, fresh (and pricey). <br />EU seems to me so much bureaucracy and strange (and selfish) decisions. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9764410335356908192020-11-18T14:14:43.028+00:002020-11-18T14:14:43.028+00:00They look nicer than Spider Crabs. I don't thi...They look nicer than Spider Crabs. I don't think Brits like the ugly fish/crabs. Here they don't care.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61786271436088302762020-11-18T14:13:10.469+00:002020-11-18T14:13:10.469+00:00Another wonderful idea from Brussels was the size ...Another wonderful idea from Brussels was the size limit on fish, each variety has a minimum size in order to be landed. This results in about 66% of all netted fish being dumped back into the sea DEAD, as they are too small. If such fish was kept and eaten, they would only need to do one trawl in three to have their quota. It makes no sense.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41869838327273286692020-11-18T14:00:14.258+00:002020-11-18T14:00:14.258+00:00Another thought is that overfishing is a global pr...Another thought is that overfishing is a global problem and is the most serious threat to our oceans. Fishermen’s interests are tied to the long term health of a fishery. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19531855996466449022020-11-18T13:31:22.739+00:002020-11-18T13:31:22.739+00:00I didn't really want this to be about what fis...I didn't really want this to be about what fish the Brits eat (although it is as well), but about the attitude that Brussels shows towards a new independent UK. I have even bought fish fingers here (yes of course I eat them) that were processed in King's Lynn and exported. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71632238686244783242020-11-18T13:01:26.300+00:002020-11-18T13:01:26.300+00:00We buy Cromer crabs. We buy Cromer crabs. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56376567145631910202020-11-18T12:55:39.957+00:002020-11-18T12:55:39.957+00:00It is an eye-opener to do a bit of research and se...It is an eye-opener to do a bit of research and see who owns the fishing in the UK..five families own most of it. And that many fishing rights were sold abroad as that was more profitable than actually doing the fishing. Everything is not as the hype would have us believe. Plus the fact that it is the exporting that keeps the industry going, as eating fresh fish has gone out of fashion.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5201404954814761512020-11-18T12:53:09.320+00:002020-11-18T12:53:09.320+00:00When did you last see a Brit buy a Spider Crab? Th...When did you last see a Brit buy a Spider Crab? They all go to Mainland Europe.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50626983647218414412020-11-18T12:46:19.985+00:002020-11-18T12:46:19.985+00:00An educated minority lol. Which is why Aldi an Lid...An educated minority lol. Which is why Aldi an Lidl, the budget supermarkets, carry a wide selection of fish. Talk about stereotyping! Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804288884191121969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91319415076788316042020-11-18T12:37:13.339+00:002020-11-18T12:37:13.339+00:00Everybody eats fish around here. We have fish vans...Everybody eats fish around here. We have fish vans that go selling from town to town and sell from laybys as well, and stalls and fishmongers shops, and Morrisons have huge fish counter as Tom says. Norwich has a fish market and also fish mongers shops and they are all busy with young, old and locals and new locals. Eastern Europeans love fish too.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82078434416316515892020-11-18T12:22:41.669+00:002020-11-18T12:22:41.669+00:00Morrison have a far better selection of fish than ...Morrison have a far better selection of fish than Waitrose, but about 90% of our shellfish goes to Spain. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20227879335539155452020-11-18T12:10:13.363+00:002020-11-18T12:10:13.363+00:00we cant afford it more like.
we cant afford it more like. <br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47123716253285285742020-11-18T11:43:32.562+00:002020-11-18T11:43:32.562+00:00Not much fishing though.Not much fishing though.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52974157508948121122020-11-18T11:16:34.787+00:002020-11-18T11:16:34.787+00:00I went to school in Hull. It is not a town. It is ...I went to school in Hull. It is not a town. It is a city that gained its city status in 1897. The decline in the trawler industry certainly dealt Hull a heavy blow but it is a resilient place - never a "ghost town". For example, nowadays it is England's main centre for wind farm development and servicing. Siemens have a big manufacturing base there.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77164289749138883552020-11-18T09:46:34.798+00:002020-11-18T09:46:34.798+00:00You are talking of an educated minority. Most '...You are talking of an educated minority. Most 'average' Brits wouldn't know a Mackerel from a Sprat. Waitrose, Harrods, or Fortnums, may have a fine selection, but how many people are they catering for. The main reason why all our more 'exotic' fish go abroad, is because people appreciate them more.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com