Salmon / Sea Trout Kill

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Salmon / Sea Trout Kill

Postby Conor H » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:38 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/nort ... 713767.stm

Not stricly sea angling news , but worth posting I think.
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Postby STUART LANGRIDGE » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:56 pm

TERRIBLE DISASTER FOR FISHING
our club is fishing the estuary at the mouth of the roe on 14th august 2005
i dont know if there will be any adverse effect of the flounder and eel fishing this is an open competition using catch & release system and it seems ironic that this can happen so easily these days, the knock on effect will be felt around the limavady area with again tourism being hammered, i think those responsible should be heavily penalised
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Postby Bigbill. » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:04 pm

I agree with what Stuart says, But I think financial penalties are a waste of time as a lot of companies are either insured for this or are exempt from prosecution (water service etc.).
Would holding management / directors accountable personally for pollution as in Health and Safety issues not be more effective? A spell at her majesty's pleasure or community service along with restoration costs would surely focus their minds more on pollution issues.

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Postby Adrian » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:18 am

I agree with what Stuart says, But I think financial penalties are a waste of time as a lot of companies are either insured for this or are exempt from prosecution (water service etc.).
Would holding management / directors accountable personally for pollution as in Health and Safety issues not be more effective? A spell at her majesty's pleasure or community service along with restoration costs would surely focus their minds more on pollution issues.

Bill


I don't know what the law is in the North but down here a fine for pollution can be large enough to close you down, even for a branch of a multinational (According to the facilities manager where I work anyway). I wouldn't imagine that the Irish Government have come up with this off their own bat so I reckon it's an EU directive.
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Postby STUART LANGRIDGE » Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:32 am

Fair comment adrian , if the penalties were stiffer rather than a pitance it could work, however i also agree with bigbill maybe a stretch inside would sort it out, cos the financial penalties in the north are a joke, certainly not enough to put a major company out of action, i still think that this fish kill has been yet another slurry or farm pesticide incident rather than a major company, itll come out soon enough who was responsible
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