Tope Consultation

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:15 pm

You may have already heard on the grapevine that Save Our Sharks (SOS) has finally got the chance to help make the tope a recreational only species.

Please look at the new SOS Front Page for details. http://www.save-our-sharks.org

It is important we get as many anglers, charter skippers, hoteliers, tackle dealers etc... in order to respond to the consultation.
To accomplish this we need some help.
If you can spare a few hours in helping compile emailing lists, emailing dealers, talking to tackle dealers etc… or you have any ideas to maximise this opportunity then please email ianburrett@save-our-sharks.org

A downloadable poster and handouts are available on the site and it is imperative we get these displayed in angling clubs, angling hotels, Charter boats, tackle dealers etc.

Please note that the Welsh Assembly government is holding a separate consultation, the address for responses can be found on the Welsh poster.
(Option 2 still applies).

If this consultation is successful (i.e. Option 2, is adopted) then Defra have indicated that they will approach the EU commission to try and get a European ban on commercial fishing for tope, so there is still much to be done.

Once the consultation is over SOS will be asking Defra to stop the commercial exploitation of other sharks.

The consultation should create plenty of traffic for the SOS site and we are keen to see this continue. If you have had a good tope or sharking trip then please let us all know about it, by posting a report on the SOS forum.

Ian Burrett
Save Our Sharks

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:12 pm

Good to see that someone is trying to do something at last. I have only just heard about SOS from your submission. I have joined tonight and will be sending a lobbying letter in support. We are fishing out of Liverpool this summer and have had a number of tope North of Angelsey up to the Isle of Man.

Keep at it

Monty

Member Joined: Jul 31, 2006 Posts: 90 Location: out to sea

Its always good news to hear of good conservation projects that take sport angling into consideration, being that most of us are keen to maintain our sport in a sustainable fashion (in fact we are the best gaurdians). The days of bagging everything are dying off, and tagging fish and catch recording are the future....this applies to any branch of fishing I`m sure. I have never really been impressed by photo`s of blood dripping dead sharks/conger etc...they provide more sport releasing them and wondering how big it will be next time you hook up!!!! T o the author of this thread ...good post informative and relevant ... big grin

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:55 pm

THank you for taking the time to join and sending your letter to defra Monty big grin

Badger feel free to do the same M8 every one counts in this one.

Member Joined: Jul 31, 2006 Posts: 90 Location: out to sea

No problem...I see your based in sunny Scotland ..going by your location detail at the side ?? ps nice message at the bottom to 8)

Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:12 pm

Hi Badger
Yes based on the Moray Firth M8 but most oh my fishing done round the West Coast due to the demise of fish stocks in the firth after squid appeared 5 years ago ,now it a barren waste land with little or no fish worth catching :cry: .
Thanks for joining ,as the message say's happy daze . 8) :wink: