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Jesus, you'd get a fair few fish fingers out of that!
 

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grinner said:
pity these ain't still around View attachment 5476
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Just shows how big cod could grow if not relentlessly exploited by commercials. Now we are being told there are so few left that they could be catch-and-release only for UK anglers! A double-figure cod has become a big target for many shore anglers, but in reality it's not a big cod. PH
 
grinner said:
you only have to look at the norwegians they know how to look after themselves and the fish stocks been a couple of times the fishing is mental
we've only got our greedy government to blame selling us out to the highest bidders damage is done now we'll not see a change for the better in our lifetime
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The Norwegians are in an enviable position: large land mass, small population, not in the EU, lots of natural resources including hydro power, fish, gas and oil.
Never having had an empire, they also do not have immigration from former colonies.
Their big cod breed more big cod. Ours never get the chance to grow big, so we are left with smaller cod producing fewer, smaller eggs which are likely to grow into small cod and so on, especially as the sandeels they could be eating are being netted for pig food, fish meal and power station fuel. PH
 
Plaicehunter said:
The Norwegians are in an enviable position: large land mass, small population, not in the EU, lots of natural resources including hydro power, fish, gas and oil.
Never having had an empire, they also do not have immigration from former colonies.
Their big cod breed more big cod. Ours never get the chance to grow big, so we are left with smaller cod producing fewer, smaller eggs which are likely to grow into small cod and so on, especially as the sandeels they could be eating are being netted for pig food, fish meal and power station fuel. PH
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I also wonder if a lot of those deep fjords are not "trawlable", maybe too rocky or something.
 
grinner said:
bet you're not into anything at your age ?
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You are only as old a you feel or feeling grinner, Felt a 40 year old the other day, she seemed happy about it ;) Just growing old disgracefully(y)
The good thing is the build up takes longer ;)
 
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Did he know their names?
 
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