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| Originally Posted by David Wallace Going back to the issue - is there any factual evidence to show that proves that more of one sex that another is caught? or is this a emotive red herring to gain more signatures. Having been involved in Cuttle fishing for several years as well as finding them facinating creatures to dive with and film - I cannot believe that only one sex is being caught nor can I understand how the fishing can be blamed as the single cause of depopulation if indeed and depopulation has actually been proved. There are a whole bunch of factors including global and local climate change that can be having a far more significant effect on localised marine life than the effect of a few fishing boats. |
I never said "all". From the pots we saw
first hand most had about 2:1 - 3:1 males:females. I've also made the point that no one is against "sustainable" fishing, but if you observe the pots at Babbacombe it appears that there isn't much opportunity for many to get through and breed. If you read the article Alan James wrote in Dive a couple of years back there is a lot of his observations of the reduced population in it over the years. It's a point also made in Alan Mildren's film.
Global warming sounds like a "emotive red herring" to me.
Rob