This week, we have again been receiving reports of fixed netters in St Ives Bay illegally targeting bass as they aggregate to migrate to offshore spawning areas. Will Cornwall IFCA take urgent action to protect these fish from illegal and unsustainable fishing? At the end of this
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“HE THAT IS GOOD FOR MAKING EXCUSES IS SELDOM GOOD FOR ANYTHING ELSE.” – BENJAMIN FRANKLIN In our last press release, we thanked Cornwall IFCA Committee members for engaging with the problem of some Cornish fixed netters illegally targeting bass,
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Fixed netters in St Ives bay are reported to be illegally hammering bass as they aggregate to migrate to offshore spawning areas. We are told one vessel has landed 1.5 tonnes of bass in one night (more than its 1.4 tonnes annual allowance) and earned around £5,000
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