ApocaDocs: Fisherman land 30 per cent increase in North Sea cod quotas

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Posted Wed Dec 10 2008: from Telegraph.co.uk:


	Fisherman land 30 per cent increase in North Sea cod quotas http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1228934612 Scottish fishermen have won a 30 per cent increase in the amount of cod they are allowed to land next year in return for signing up to tough new regulations.... Previously any fish under a certain size had to be discarded in a bid to preserve stocks, but under the new deal it will be prohibited to throw back any fish that is "marketable". Bertie Armstrong, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, warned the new regulations could be burdensome, depending on the small print.

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oscar says: "It's simple, really -- they'll cut back when there's no longer any cod to fish."

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'Doc Jim says:

Talk to the Nova Scotians and Newfoundlanders about their former cod, you freakin' idiots -- and here's some small print for you: YOU'RE FISHING UNSUSTAINABLY!

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