‘Ludicrous’ fishing ban hits Plymouth dad as he fears for future
A Plymouth fisherman with a five-month-old daughter at home is one of many being hit hard by a tough new quota for pollack, which was agreed by the UK Government and the EU late last year. James Strevens said 70 per cent of his income has been ‘taken away’ since the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) introduced changes which saw the pollack catch quota effectively at zero from the start of 2024 to preserve stocks, leaving James and many other fishermen “stressed” and feeling “pushed backwards”. The stock of pollack in the Channel is shared between the EU and UK. In 2022, the quota for the UK was 1,821 tonnes, and in 2023 it was 1,506 tonnes, the BBC reported last month. While Defra argue it was better to put in place restrictions rather than see fish stocks exhausted, Plymouth’s inshore fleet says it is in a “dire situation”. photos, more, >>click to read<< 07:18
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