Newsbot Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 A byelaw is introduced to ban all forms of towed fishing gear in Douglas Bay until 2011 to help protect scallop fisheries. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/7363327.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 On Thursday, 26,000 two-year-old scallops will be placed into the bay by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF Good idea, let's tell everybody shall we. History repeating itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 They are clever chaps aren't they. Perhaps not telling all and sundry where the scallops are/will be might be a better idea..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Yes, that really sounds clever. How soon before Douglas Bay gets scraped to death by fishermen (probably mostly from outside our waters) who want to enjoy the free hand-out? Are we going to have a warship parked permanently in the Bay to dissuade them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maggle Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I've got a photo of the seabed in Douglas bay at about 25 metres. I'll dig it out and post it up. A quick one: What do think the seabed looks like in Douglas Day and surrounding areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemonday Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Haven't a clue but from plane shots, it seems a bit weedy. Would llike to see the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I've got a photo of the seabed in Douglas bay at about 25 metres. I'll dig it out and post it up. A quick one: What do think the seabed looks like in Douglas Bay and surrounding areas? I always imagined it looked a bit like this, with the occasional turd and plastic bag floating by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggle Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Sorry, the only picture I can find doesn't do it justice. Imagine if you will, the end result of a Massey Ferguson 5400 http://www.masseyferguson.com/agco/mf/uk/p...00lowfull04.jpg pulling a Kverneland plough http://www.genleo.com.au/images/Kverneland...v%20Plough1.jpg for a year or so, non stop over the same area of land. That is what the seabed looks like. Once you get a hundred metres from the cliffs, it's a barren landscape devoid of life. The best place for scallops that I've found, where the scallops are large and clean is Port Soderick to Keristal. No more than 500 metres from the base of the cliffs. Impossible to drag gear through though due to many large boulder fields and huge brittle star beds. This is the area that needs urgent protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky boy Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 You all seem to be missing the point Seeding Douglas Bay with juvenile scallops and banning towing in that area will create a nursery zone for many types of fish & shellfish The protected zone off Port Erin has had a knock on effect, with the surrounding area showing increased levels of marine life One of the Peel skippers has just been fined for towing in the Port Erin protected area The advantage of creating a protected zone in Douglas will be that bored pensioners from Douglas Head to Majestic Drive will be able to report offenders Except for Homarus, who as a lifelong poacher and recidevist will be unable to resist the temptation of illegal fishing He will kit out his lobster boat for scallop dredging and conduct his business under cover of darkness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 The best place for scallops that I've found, where the scallops are large and clean is Port Soderick to Keristal. No more than 500 metres from the base of the cliffs. Impossible to drag gear through though due to many large boulder fields and huge brittle star beds. This is the area that needs urgent protection. I thought scallops like a sandy, rather than a rocky, seabed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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