| Lamma Forums http://www.lamma.com.hk/forum-OK/ |
|
| trawling ban http://www.lamma.com.hk/forum-OK/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=12483 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | rambler [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 3:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | trawling ban |
Trawling ban. I wish I could hear someone’s opinion – from who knows the matter better. Trawling ban is in force since the end of 2012. I still see the fishing boats around South Lamma, very close to the coast, with the booms spread and pulling the nets. Are there any exceptions: like areas or specific way of fishing? |
|
| Author: | Marc Antony [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
I'm no expert so I might be wrong, but I think the trawling ban mainly refers to bottom fishing - dragging a weighted net along the seabed, which does heaps of damage as well as snagging anything living down there. But I think what you are seeing is surface netting for shrimp ... and plastic bottles. But I'd be interested to hear from an expert ... |
|
| Author: | howard [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
In this by WWF they do not mention exceptions, although that doesn't mean there aren't any I guess http://www.wwf.org.hk/en/news/press_release/?8560/Trawl-Ban-TakesEffect |
|
| Author: | Alan [ Mon Jan 28, 2013 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
They can still net fish: http://www.wwf.org.hk/en/whatwedo/conse ... wlban_faq/ {L_QUOTE}: After the ban, in fact, the fishermen can still continue their fishing business through gill-netting, hand-lining, purse seine, fish-caging etc.
|
|
| Author: | rambler [ Tue Jan 29, 2013 12:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | |
Alan {L_WROTE}: They can still net fish:
http://www.wwf.org.hk/en/whatwedo/conse ... wlban_faq/ {L_QUOTE}: After the ban, in fact, the fishermen can still continue their fishing business through gill-netting, hand-lining, purse seine, fish-caging etc. All these methods listed seem like stationary nets or traps. I could not find the original govt. document. May be it specifies trawling some other way. By definition trawling is just pulling the net behind the ship. Could it be that the fishermen do not give up easily? |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC + 8 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|