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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ban the netting of wreck's & reef's structures. More details
Submitted by Byron R W Jones – Deadline to sign up by: 14 March 2008 – Signatures: 73
More details from petition creator
I request that a ban is put on the netting of wrecks & reef's in UK waters. These net's are usually set at times of the year when breeding fish either visit our water's to breed or in transit to breeding grounds. They are usually set on neapish tide's and can result in the fish being left or trapped in the net for a number of day's. Also, they are susceptible to being inadvertently left on the wreck or reef area causing year's of damage to the area's breeding stock's. This can be caused by large ship's riding over the marker buoys cutting through the line, which then causes the net to fall or flop over the wreck or reef but can happen from the poor maintenance and length of time the net is left out due to bad weather. These structure's are used by recreational angler's who manage the fish stock on the marks so as to not decimate it. The material's that the nets are made of mean that they are there for ten's of year's.
Current signatories
Byron R W Jones, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Andy Brown
- Moya Scott
- Peter Hewson
- Matthew Turner
- Caroline Smith
- Jean Carmona
- Andrew Steel
- Kevin Booth
- Finbar Taylor
- Berit Hedegaard
- Andrew Wells
- Dr Paul Campbell
- Robert Higgie
- Steve Copeland
- Scott Roberts
- Nigel Rowland
- Tessa Allen
- Timothy Copping
- Pete Stewart
- James Porter
- benjamin greenham
- Peter Horn
- Chris Woolley
- John Goodacre
- Chris Wilkinson
- Keith Steward
- Claire Rowan
- Anthony Rowles
- Colin Coombes
- Laura Miller
- Georgia Havers
- P E G COPE
- E Sanders
- Roger Allerton
- Christina West
- NIALL SAYERS
- leon draper
- neil wittig
- MALCOLM DICKSON
- nigel williams
- Nigel Holt
- matthew merritt
- NAOMI PEARCE
- gordon richards
- Mark Harding
- Graham Lock
- Mick Kelly
- A.S Vibert
- Jason Perry
- Steve Harder
- David Gibson
- william morris
- Patrick Jones
- David Rigden
- David Cheal
- Clive Hodges
- ROBIN SANTUCCI
- Robert Dingle
- R turewicz
- Matthew Greenough
- david edwards
- Ben Barnes
- Jeffrey Wilson
- P A Dennis
- Frank Palin
- Jason Chitty
- Nick Brain
- Jason Walker
- Sam Freke
- Lesley Robinson
- Keith Scott
- Cathy Harrison
