Whitby Trawlermen could be out of cod quota in 3 weeks time.

THIS year's cod quota could run out in three weeks a local fishing industry head has told the Whitby gazette.



Dave Winspear, managing director of Whitby's Alliance Fish, said the Government's limits mean fish caught accidentally will have to be thrown overboard and left to die as fisherman will not be allowed to land them.
The stark warning comes in the wake of year-on-year warnings that traditional North Sea fish stocks are seriously depleted.
And scientists from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas have again said a complete ban on cod fishing is the only way to prevent the species dying out in the North Sea.
But conversely industry experts report an upturn in the numbers of fish being caught in the North Sea.
It overturns government warnings about low stocks, the basis of its clampdowns on fishing levels.
The East of England Fish Producers Organisation (EEFPO) says there has been a "phenomenal" increase in catches this year, particularly of fish such as cod, whiting and saithe.


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