Non nationals fined for fishing eels

[niall_b73 41]

Non nationals fined for fishing eels

 

Two non nationals were fined at Ballyshannon District Court last Friday for illegally fishing eels in Lough Melvin. Before the court, Dariuzm Miraszewski, Main Street, Milford and Maciej Larionow 2 Lawn View, Kinlough were apprehended on Lough Melvin on the 16th August last year, by Northern Regional Fisheries Officers, Hugh John Patton, Michael Kane, Michael Patton and Hugh Gillespie.

The court heard the two men were found to be in possession of six eels. Responding to Judge Kevin Kilrane, both men said they were unaware that it was illegal to fish for eels. Judge Kilrane fined both men 20 euro plus 400 euro costs each to be paid.

 

niall_b73

["Earth!" 503]

Deporting or hanging was considered then??

Lucky they wasnt stood before me

[J Darcy 5,871]

Yeds, Eels are now a protected species aren't they? 'Bout time too....

[turnout 7]

trouble is its your country to do bad things in all east europeons like eels for some reason an the other prob is no fish is safe theyl take anything any size ive watched russian fishing series an on every episode its cooking what they catch!

[mudd dog 128]

hi niall..........i wasn't aware it was illegal to fish for eels. when did this happen???? i used to enjoy fishing them camping all night long and cooking them for breakie in the pan yummmm yummm

[niall_b73 41]

hi niall..........i wasn't aware it was illegal to fish for eels. when did this happen???? i used to enjoy fishing them camping all night long and cooking them for breakie in the pan yummmm yummm

 

to be honest i'm not sure what way the law is on the eel fishing wheather or not eel fishing is banned !!

 

have a look @ these and see what you think ??

 

http://www.independent.ie/farming/news-features/incomes-can-adapt-despite-eel-fishing-being-reeled-in-2085168.html

 

http://www.cfb.ie/fishing_net/eels.htm

 

tho i do have to agree with you on the breakie, nothing quite like them.

 

 

niall_b73

[niall_b73 41]

Well for starts HELLO NIALL WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN and secondly ive done things that i shouldn't have when fishing so i CANT REALLY SAY MUCH

But i would agree with EARTH lol

 

alrite mate, well the summer is upon us now and the weather is a lot better than it was. so unfortunately for me my missus is constantly on my back (makes a change from me being on her's ) the garden needs doing, yadda yadda yadda.... i think you get the message

 

reguards the eel, i find the little crawfish net available on ebay works a treat for me for catching the slimeys

 

niall_b73

[mudd dog 128]

im still non the wiser mate all that jargons a bit over my head. lough neaghs full of eel i caught a few two weeks ago while fishing for the big bream that have came in there thousands to spawn and are now dying after doing so. the place will be minging in a few weeks. i wonder what would happen if fishing the bottom for bream like i was doing and a bailiff witnesses you reeling in an eel. illegal are not. would i end up in court???????????? just a thought mate

[niall_b73 41]

im still non the wiser mate all that jargons a bit over my head. lough neaghs full of eel i caught a few two weeks ago while fishing for the big bream that have came in there thousands to spawn and are now dying after doing so. the place will be minging in a few weeks. i wonder what would happen if fishing the bottom for bream like i was doing and a bailiff witnesses you reeling in an eel. illegal are not. would i end up in court???????????? just a thought mate

 

i hate to break it to you but yes, eel fishing is banned.

 

"Eels

 

Eel fishing is closed until 2012. The prospect of re-opening the eel fishery will be considered at that time, following a review of the data collated as a result of scientific sampling provided for in the draft plan.

 

* Bye-law No C.S. 303, 2009 prohibits fishing for eel, or possessing or selling eel caught in a Fishery District in the State until June 2012.

* Bye-Law No 858, 2009 prohibits the issue of eel fishing licences by the regional fisheries boards in any Fishery District."

 

niall_b73

[poacher3161 1,766]

My take on it is if they are allowed to come and work in other countrys and choose to break the law no matter how petty it is they should be kicked out of the country even breaking fishing laws word would soon get back and i think this problem would be solved.

[mudd dog 128]

i was men't to be going for them on thurs night too!!!!!!!!!

i might just be taking your advice topnotch lol. let you's know what the story is

["Earth!" 503]

does this law ONLY stand in ireland????

[niall_b73 41]

does this law ONLY stand in ireland????

 

i'm not overly sure on that but found this article:

 

"Ban on fishing young eels until next year to halt plummeting population

 

Fishing for juvenile eels has been banned until February of next year in an effort to stop their complete disappearance in English waters, with a maximum fine of £50,000 for those who break the rules.

 

Once common in British waters, the long-term future the once traditional sea-side delicacy is bleak as the numbers of eels entering European rivers has crashed by up to 95 percent in recent decades, the lowest since records began.

 

Eels start life as larvae at sea drifting on the mid-Atlantic ocean currents until they reach the coast and grow into elvers. They then enter estuaries and migrate upstream to grow and mature in rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands for between five and 50 years before migrating downstream to the sea to bread.

 

Their decline is thought to be caused by a number of factors including fishing and changes to the habitats adult eels depend on to migrate to and from the sea. Their survival may also be affected by changes in ocean currents and temperatures which may be linked to climate change

 

Locally, the Environment Agency has tried to boost eel populations by undertaking works to make migration through rivers and wetlands easier through the installation of 45 fish passes, designed to allow eels to navigate past man made structures such as weirs and locks. They have also been going on patrols to stop poachers and improving availability of good quality habitat for eels through habitat creation schemes.

 

Sally Chadwick, Fisheries Technical Specialist for Environment Agency, said: “Given the critical state of our eel stocks we have had no choice but to introduce a close season on fishing for elvers from now until 14 February next year.

 

“If eel population numbers don’t improve soon we could reach a critical point of no return and face the end of this species living in our waters and possibly global extinction.â€

 

Notes to editors

 

1. Regulation 10 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 now makes it an offence to fish for juvenile eels (or elvers) BETWEEN 26 May 2010 and 14 February.

2. Eel are important to the diet of several other rare and protected species, such as otters and bittern.

 

3. Eels are listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species."

 

the same item can be read here:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/119706.aspx

 

niall_b73

["Earth!" 503]

does this law ONLY stand in ireland????

 

i'm not overly sure on that but found this article:

 

"Ban on fishing young eels until next year to halt plummeting population

 

Fishing for juvenile eels has been banned until February of next year in an effort to stop their complete disappearance in English waters, with a maximum fine of £50,000 for those who break the rules.

 

Once common in British waters, the long-term future the once traditional sea-side delicacy is bleak as the numbers of eels entering European rivers has crashed by up to 95 percent in recent decades, the lowest since records began.

 

Eels start life as larvae at sea drifting on the mid-Atlantic ocean currents until they reach the coast and grow into elvers. They then enter estuaries and migrate upstream to grow and mature in rivers, lakes, ponds and wetlands for between five and 50 years before migrating downstream to the sea to bread.

 

elver fisherman dont help in my opinion but saying that,youi are supposed to hold a license to fish for them and the number of lisences is restricted.going on the money these boys earn on a nights work,you can understand why some folk take the chance illegally!

from what i have heard,at the moment,the law only stands in ireland,unlucky boys saying that,you have you hunting which id sooner have!!

Their decline is thought to be caused by a number of factors including fishing and changes to the habitats adult eels depend on to migrate to and from the sea. Their survival may also be affected by changes in ocean currents and temperatures which may be linked to climate change

 

Locally, the Environment Agency has tried to boost eel populations by undertaking works to make migration through rivers and wetlands easier through the installation of 45 fish passes, designed to allow eels to navigate past man made structures such as weirs and locks. They have also been going on patrols to stop poachers and improving availability of good quality habitat for eels through habitat creation schemes.

 

Sally Chadwick, Fisheries Technical Specialist for Environment Agency, said: “Given the critical state of our eel stocks we have had no choice but to introduce a close season on fishing for elvers from now until 14 February next year.

 

“If eel population numbers don’t improve soon we could reach a critical point of no return and face the end of this species living in our waters and possibly global extinction.â€

 

Notes to editors

 

1. Regulation 10 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 now makes it an offence to fish for juvenile eels (or elvers) BETWEEN 26 May 2010 and 14 February.

2. Eel are important to the diet of several other rare and protected species, such as otters and bittern.

 

3. Eels are listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species."

 

the same item can be read here:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/news/119706.aspx

 

niall_b73

[events co-ordinator 353]

does this law ONLY stand in ireland????

No its also inforce in Scotland you need a licence from the Scottish Ministers to fish for eels.