Questions
1. Do you agree that the mandatory fishing controls set out below should be introduced for wild wrasse harvesting?
| Season closing dates, 1 December to 1 May Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Season closing dates, 1 December to 1 May No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Minimum and Maximum landing sizes. Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Minimum and Maximum landing sizes. No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Only traps specifically designed to target and catch live wrasse and ensure their welfare will be used. Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Only traps specifically designed to target and catch live wrasse and ensure their welfare will be used. No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Otter exclusion devices, such as a fixed-eye aperture, will be used at the entrance to the trap and traps must feature escape hatches Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Otter exclusion devices, such as a fixed-eye aperture, will be used at the entrance to the trap and traps must feature escape hatches No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Traps to be lifted at a maximum rate of 6 metres per minute Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Traps to be lifted at a maximum rate of 6 metres per minute No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Traps should not be deployed / lifted when the water temperature is >17°C. Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Traps should not be deployed / lifted when the water temperature is >17°C. No Radio button: Not checked No |
| A maximum of 250 traps per vessel may be deployed Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | A maximum of 250 traps per vessel may be deployed No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Requirement to accept observers if requested Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Requirement to accept observers if requested No Radio button: Not checked No |
| Requirement to have REM or other appropriate inshore vessel monitoring if requested Yes Radio button: Checked Yes | Requirement to have REM or other appropriate inshore vessel monitoring if requested No Radio button: Not checked No |
2. Do you agree the eligibility criteria for permit applications as set out above?
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Please explain your answer.
We fished Wrasse 2015,2016,2017. Landing to Loch Duart LTD. but were unable to 2018,2019. We are now going to be left with a lot of expensive gear if we do not get a wrasse permit.
Another major problem will be west coast fishermen with permits, loading boats and gear onto lorries and transporting them to the east coast to fish wrasse.This has already happened here over the last two years. As local boats are tied to the wall going bankrupt.
Will there be a compensation package for all the gear we are going to be left with?
Another major problem will be west coast fishermen with permits, loading boats and gear onto lorries and transporting them to the east coast to fish wrasse.This has already happened here over the last two years. As local boats are tied to the wall going bankrupt.
Will there be a compensation package for all the gear we are going to be left with?
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