The s#!t has hit the fan . . . .
In October of 2012 ICES* reported to the EU Commission on its assessment of a number of fish stocks, including turbot and bass. The report confirmed the fears that many have shared – Fishing mortality on bass is increasing and the stock-spawning biomass (the breeding stock) is decreasing. However, when ICES recently presented the latest […]
How bad does it have to get . . .
before the powers that be pull their heads out of the sand and act . . . Latest bass advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Fishing Mortality is increasing Total biomass was 32% lower than in the previous three years. If the reduction in recruitment observed up to […]
ICES recomendation of a 20% reduction in catches of “seabass”
We very much welcome this new advice from ICES, which reinforces exactly what we have been saying. We hope the UK government (and, indeed, other countries) act quickly on this scientific advice: Updated ICES advice on bass stock: European Seabass September 2012