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The
European Fish Advisory Committee (ICES) have released their
management advice for 2009 for a number of fish species in the North
Atlantic. The catch quotas for cod and haddock in the Barents Sea are
recommended to be higher next year (2009) as the spawning stocks of
both species are well above the precautionary limit. It is
anticipated that the quota size will rise a minimum 10 per cent for
cod and 20 percent for haddock.
This means the total annual catch
(TAC) for 2009 for cod will be increased to 496,000 tonnes and
haddock to 194,000 tonnes, split between trawlers from Norway, Russia
and EU. In addition, ICES state that Arctic Saithe (colley) stocks
are in constant good condition. And Iceland quotas for cod and
haddock look to be about the same for 2009 as well
The responsible fishing policy of
EU, Norway/Russia [European countries], where spawning and fish
growing grounds are no-go areas for fishermen has paid off. Some of
these no-go areas are as big as the UK itself. Stocks are being
maintained and in some cases are increasing despite adverse climate
and environmental conditions.
FASFA's Tim Cartwright-Taylor
comments on this news: "We are delighted for our members to
discover that fishing quotas are being increased for this unique,
wild, healthy fish. The cod and haddock customers in the UK need to
know their fish is being managed sustainably. This is good news for
every fish & chip shop in the UK and their customers can enjoy
their favourite fish & chips without feeling guilty about
destroying the world. All the scaremongering is simply not true when
it comes to cod and haddock stocks." |
