They have got their wish as the government has prohibited the taking, landing, processing, selling and offering for sale of fresh Nassau grouper throughout the country between Jan. 1 and Jan. 31. <\/P><\/p>\n
The prohibition will also be in effect Dec. 16, 2004, to Feb. 16, 2005. <\/P><\/p>\n
Not all fishermen agree with what the government has done, claiming their incomes will suffer and the government is using the wrong methods to control fishing. <\/P><\/p>\n
The Bahamas is not the only country going through this type of controversy. In Brussels, European ministers are meeting in their annual bargaining session over fishing quotas. <\/P><\/p>\n
For the first time in years, the European Commission is prepared to allow an increase in cod fishing, a reward for four years of a cod recovery plan in the Irish Sea. <\/P><\/p>\n
Haddock catches are also being increased. However, the proposals are not without restrictions for the number of days boats are allowed to go to sea. <\/P><\/p>\n
Prawn boats would be restricted to 22 days fishing each month and whitefish boats to 10 days, a plan opposed by the industry. <\/P><\/p>\n
Fishermen in Northern Ireland have said they will resist a European Commission plan to keep trawlers tied up in port to reduce pressure on fish stocks. <\/P><\/p>\n
Like the Bahamians, many European fishermen plan to fight such conservation efforts, but the increase in certain fish species such as cod proves that such measures can and do work. <\/P><\/p>\n
It is better to lose some income rather than fishing a species to extinction and leaving nothing for future generations. <\/P><\/p>\n
The government should be commended for taking such a stance, but should remember that it promised to confer with the people first. <\/P><\/p>\n
Editorial, The Nassau Guardian<\/B><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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