New quotas hit Cornwall’s fleet
Published Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Posted by Nick Eyriey
Editorial director Nick Eyriey is an experienced and respected journalist having spent some 20 years in the local and national press working with newspapers such as The Yorkshire Post, Today, The Sun, and the Mail on Sunday.
Cornwall’s fishermen face losing out under new quotas announced by Brussels, but the cuts are not as bad as was first feared.
Under the new quotas for 2010, there is a reduction in number of Pollack that can be caught, and also plaice and sole in some areas.
The industry has branded the 5% cut imposed on sole catches as “unjustified” and says it could cost trawlers £250k. It was nearly far worse, however, with a 15% cut originally proposed.
On the up side, the quote for monkfish has been increased by 15%.
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