herbie29
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14 lbs spey spring salmon
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Post by herbie29 on Feb 17, 2016 19:41:26 GMT
How dose everyone else see as possible positives and negatives of the UK leaving the EU.
On the possible negative side the Scottish government could possibly drop the netting ban and the water framework directive as it is European rules that are driving them. This could lead to them allowing unrestricted water abstraction to drive forward their green power generation aspersions and netting to drive exports.
On the possible positive farmed salmon products could become more expensive for the European and world markets resulting in a possible reduction in salmon farms.
your thoughts welcome as whatever happens it will affect us in some way
Herbie
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Post by earnfisher on Feb 18, 2016 9:38:16 GMT
At the end of the day I doubt it will make much difference. The biggest problem that I can see is the fishers themselves. When I started I was told to put more into your sport than what you took out of it. Nowadays persons just moan about the shortage of fish and do nothing to help. Personally I would leave. When it started the Common Marker as it was then known was for trade markets only. Now it wants to rule our life's. Bob
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Post by devronmac on Feb 23, 2016 17:00:48 GMT
It is a bit early yet to make a decision. I want to hear more arguments about the pros and cons of staying or leaving. I would imagine that commercial sea fishermen ( not necessarily salmon netsmen) would be delighted to be out of the EU as European directives have decimated their industry whilst on the other hand farmers of the land will want to stay in to benefit from the subsidies without which it would be hard for some to exist. The Scottish Government does seem to have grasped the need to take multiple actions to conserve wild salmon stocks and as the directive for this has not come from Europe I doubt whether they would change their stance too readily after so much work and cost has gone into the Wild Fisheries Review. I don't know what would happen to the WFD. Perhaps that is a question amongst many other to put to the politicians before we have to decide. It is interesting that Nicola Sturgeon is supporting staying in Europe ostensibly speaking on behalf of all of us Scots. Personally I doubt whether she can count on the support of all of us. Any opinions ?
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Post by earnfisher on Feb 25, 2016 11:35:02 GMT
Am still trying to understand leaving the U.K. and staying in the common market makes sense. Fish farming [salmon] could go to the wall with a strong pound. Who knows. To improve the fishing one of the best things would be for visit Scotland [or what ever it is called now] to use angling tourism as a way to boost the number of tourists coming here. The other side of the coin is that if things do improve the cost of the fishing's will go up again. Bob
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Post by Willie Gunn on Feb 25, 2016 20:55:29 GMT
Angus Robertson seems to have the same problem! He recently tweeted "we should never forget lessons of history and turn our backs on neighbours that need our help" perhaps he doesn't do irony
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Post by davidturtle on Feb 26, 2016 22:59:08 GMT
You ask how "Brexit" might affect salmon fishing and management. The answer I have at present is "no idea", a similar view that I have on the position more generally.
I have always thought of myself as "British" followed by "European" and, in some ways, I am a fairly serious minded individual. I watch the BBC 10pm news, Newsnight, This Week and Question Time every evening and read a so called "quality" paper. I have followed what has gone on so far as closely as I can and, as I write, I cannot for the life of me see the particular benefits of either approach. At present I am inclined to the status quo as, in that way, we know that there should not be too many shocks down the road but I would not wish to impose that view on anyone else. Just how much real information is there available to the common man?
David
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