illegal net fishing in Birzebbuga

visa · March 12, 2008, 23:02:06 CET

I am sure there is a place where to complain and see what is legal or not and we are the right people to make pressure against this kind of fishing even if we need to start writing in the newspaper about it. we should talk about this next friday at our get together meeting

MartinB · March 12, 2008, 23:04:40 CET

Speaking of which where is it going to be attard or mosta??

visa · March 12, 2008, 23:22:21 CET

not sure yet, still waiting for skip to anounce the place and time, Remember that its a friday and we should have already booked

MartinB · March 12, 2008, 23:32:41 CET

Well thats what i was thinking with fri coming up & it usually being a busy day for restaurants.
Personally it dosen't make a difference where, as they are both good

Aab131 · March 13, 2008, 07:24:49 CET

it seems that not all Restaurants / bars etc will be open of friday since in many parishes there are the processions of Duluri. Advised where it is going to be so as to come/

EmicMalta · March 13, 2008, 12:21:38 CET

pls write for the get together on the proper post so that everyone see that.

For me doesn t metter cos its tommorrow. If its a problem we eat only gallett and incova

and drink water

Arti2 · March 26, 2008, 20:57:34 CET

This guy and other 3 seem to have no respect with shore anglers and ones like us spear fishing they throw their nets in the evening and collect them in the morning as shown below. They are registered fishermen one with boat registered MFB 8337.

busumark · March 26, 2008, 21:41:54 CET

try to send them to the relevant government department and see what they reply back. so for next time we will know what to do if we see something like this.

skip · March 27, 2008, 11:39:48 CET

Ports Directorate
Maritime Trade Centre
Xatt l-Ghassara ta' l-Gheneb
Marsa HMR 12
Tel: +356 21222203 Fax: +356 21222208
Email: info@mma.gov.mt

Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment,
Barriera Wharf,
Valletta CMR 02.
Malta

Tel: +356 2295 2000
Fax: +356 2295 2212
E-mail: info.mrae@gov.mt

Granitu · March 27, 2008, 11:57:08 CET

arti if you can send me the photos it is better. i deliberately reported him. they asked me to send them an e mail with the photos attached to it.

the guy seemed very reasonable and very well informed and very sure to help us in our case. he gave me his e mail and for an obvious reason i can't give you his mail

something is moving guys, let us provoke some awareness on this issue together we can do it.

if you send me the photos on njf100@hotmail.com skip i can proceed and the time you took the photos. this will go straight to the police. they were very straight foward on this.

When you take photos make sure you have the licesnse number well seen and visible in the photo...it is a very difficult proof to avoid.
(one of the photos is good but the other one was fortunate enough but this will act as a deterrant)

i have no problem that they show my name i had clashes with these type of guys thay are good for nothing.... some throw pariti and then they just don't sell the fish afterwards cos it is too small or eaten away by small worms.

skip · March 27, 2008, 13:26:08 CET

Hi,

Photo's were taken by Arti so best to ask him to email them to you. I am sure he will read this post, otherwise send him a private message through the forum so he email's you the photo's and tells you when they were taken etc.

Skip

Arti2 · March 28, 2008, 18:24:11 CET

No problem Skip. I'll do my best to take more photos to stop these guys that are destroying our seas.

MartinB · March 30, 2008, 05:33:30 CET

Like busumark said let us know what happens,so other forum members will know what to do or which department/office best to contact maybe we can get the ball rolling regarding this widespread problem!

Granitu · March 30, 2008, 08:15:22 CET

yes it is ok i contacted the person in kind but it is better if we keep this on a low profile. the reason is that these fisherman are not very tolerant.

i was talking to a guy who is rumored to occassionaly throw parit in harbour, he is very pissed about the rules being proposed. they want to stay with the current laws, the laws of the jungle.

Seahunter · April 18, 2008, 08:06:45 CET

News : EU Affairs

Malta reiterates commitment to sustainable fishing
By MaltaMedia News
Apr 17, 2008 - 3:30:34 PM

Malta has reiterated its commitment to fight against the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) activities. This was stated by the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, George Pullicino during of a seminar which discussed the theme ?Preventing, Deterring and Eliminating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU)?.

The European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Dr Joe Borg also attended and addressed the seminar.

Minister Pullicino stated that notwithstanding the fact that the measures considered in the European Commission?s proposal will definitely continue to add to the financial and human resource burden of fisheries control, and also notwithstanding that these burdens are substantial for small Member States, Malta remains fully committed to fight IUU fishing.

He added that Malta?s efforts in fighting IUU fishing are longstanding and it has repeatedly spoken out against IUU fishing practices in the past in international fora. One such example is Malta?s ongoing reporting of driftnet fishing for swordfish in the Mediterranean.

Local fishermen can now consult the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in its Maltese translation. This measure was adopted to make the code more accessible to the local fishermen, enabling them to acquaint themselves with responsible fishing as intended by the international community and therefore deter from actions in breach of the code and regulations in general.

? Copyright 2008 by MaltaMedia.com

Let`s hope that this will not be just same bla bla bla.... maybe some serious action will be taken before our seas have gone empty.