Save Our Bass

[Old Man Dave]

Some of you might remember a thread last year about massive overfishing of shoals of breeding bass off the west coast of Guernsey in the English Channel UK. Well they're at it again.

Please take time to read this excellent letter sent to the local Guernsey newspaper today. Then weep in despair and try your best to support us and for Gods sake try to help us stop this madness.

Dave

http://www.thisisguernsey.com/discus...tml?1143126719

[foxfish]

Guernsey is a very close knit community & on that basis the author of that disturbingly effective letter, has in fact toned down his original wording in fear of personal repercussions! Any Deeper Blue member who takes the trouble to write to the Guernsey press would be deeply appreciated by us fellow spearos. I have posted letters to the paper openly showing my name because I feel so strongly about the Bass Murder taking place. However, non- residing individuals who have had letters published are able to show it is not only the Guernsey man who will be affected by this outrageous situation. So please make the effort to express your disgust through our local paper, it will make a difference.

[glowworm]

Well after reading the letter by Rapala9 i had to write a short letter to the Guernsey newspaper.I had spoken to 1 shot 1 kill today about our proposed trip this summer but i can't say i would like to visit with the intention of bass fishing When commercial fishing is under the spotlight like this it tends to shine on all fishing big and small...

Hope they see sense soon i was looking forward to coming over and trying out the smoker....

[Old Man Dave]

Letters should be posted to You Say, Guernsey Press and Star, PO Box 57, Braye Road, Vale, Guernsey, GY1 3BW.

Emails can be sent to newsroom@guernsey-press.com

Give 'em hell

Dave

[Spaniard]

I have emailed them direct:

Dear Sirs,

I have read via forum messages of the current fishing of spawning bass off the Guernsey coast. How sad that we can never learn from past mistakes (Cod nearly extinct in North Sea). I have read that certain individuals see nothing is wrong because of the huge volumes of bass. Do these people think this will last forever? Cod were once so plentiful off the Eastern coast of the USA that it was said you could walk over the backs of them to shore. These fishing grounds collapsed due to the pressures from commercial fishing. As a diver of many years experience off the south and south-west coast of the UK I see less and less bass every year; and much smaller too! Pair-trawling commercial boats have been partly responsible I’m sure but having read what is going on off the coast of Guernsey then this too is having an impact. My small token of protest is not to visit Guernsey until I can see sensible measures being taken to protect spawning bass. Kill all the parents whilst they are trying to reproduce, that’s a sensibly managed fishing policy!

[flyflicker]

I have just sent an email in support of the ban.

[foxfish]

Thanks guys, the more letters the better.

[Old Man Dave]

Yes, thanks for the support. Four new letters in the local Press, 3 today and 1 yesterday. We need to keep up the pressure.

You can read the letters at http://www.thisisguernsey.com/discus...tml?1143126719

You can still write or email to mail to: newsroom@guernsey-press.com

Snail post is to; You Say, Guernsey Press and Star, PO Box 57, Braye Road, Vale, Guernsey, GY1 3BW.

Dave

[ADM]

Keep up the good work Dave. We're all trying... I don't intend to go quietly!!

Andy
SACN Regional Executive (Channel Islands)