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Thanks for posting up this info Shane Seems a more sensible arrangement than the total RSA ban in conjunction with an increase in commercial quota if the bass stock can take it? I'd be happy to see a 5 year commercial ban followed by a hook and line only fishery until such time as stocks were flourishing sufficiently to allow a truly sustainable annual harvest. But there's about as much chance of getting common sense in fisheries policy as there is in getting it in Brexit

Re commercial Ali this was all there was ...maybe you know what it means

Cheers Shane I suspect that there'll be a full rundown on the NWIFCA site? It was the pair trawlers that targeted the spawning aggregations that did the real damage in the past. Unfortunately on the Fylde we find so called 'privateer' nets allegedly fishing non commercially in areas like the North Run and Grannies Bay I reported on here a few years back about the local Chinese restaurateurs and their activities but the truth is that the police aren't interested and IFCAs are in reality toothless - they found it easier to approach RSA's at boat launch sites and busier shore venues than dealing with large scale poaching during out of office hours

Thanks for your comments Ali ...interesting be intreasted to know when they work out a bass stock number ".....to tell us shore fisherman our catch limit ..how it’s done ie as a whole... or an area.. ie Irish Sea stock.. North Sea stock ..English Channel stock etc...

Thanks for the information hopefully their will be a size limit of at least 46cm.But like every rule and regulation joe public will plead ignorance.

Joiner After chatting to my brother in law in Plymouth last night on the phone he emailed some info through re sea bass numbers "caught and dumped dead...in one week alone wich would make the blood boil of all Fisherman on this site ......due to the most ridiculous ruleing of the EU... no wonder I am anti politician.. end of rant end of post

thanks for the info all i need to do is try to catch one