David Kipling Good grief! By landed you mean the boat that caught it
pulled in to Hobbs point?
6 August at 22:54 · Like
Anne Bunker Caught at Hobbs Point with a small fishing rod and a sausage
as bait!
6 August at 22:58 · Unlike · 3
David Kipling Eek! Not something you expect to see on a typical 50cm
viz Cleddau dive, I'll have to be prepared. Welsh caviar all round?
6 August at 23:01 · Like
Chris Barrett Aren't sturgeons supposed to be offered to the queen?
7 August at 07:44 via mobile · Like
Harvey Tyler-Walters A. sturio is listed under Sch 5 of the Wildlife
and Countryside Act. does not that make it an offense to 'take' it. Never
quite sure how that works in
practice.
7 August at 11:19 · Like
Chris Barrett I think you are quite right, Harvey. Also, "The sturgeon
is rarely seen in UK waters and is classified as a royal fish, meaning
the Queen had to be consulted
before it was sold on.
Buckingham Palace has said that Mr Davies can keep the fish and it is
due to be sold on Thursday.
"
7 August at 11:26 · Like
Chris Barrett http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3771441.stm
BBC NEWS | UK | Wales | Fisherman lands £8,000 catch
news.bbc.co.uk
A sturgeon landed by a fisherman in Swansea Bay could fetch up to £8,000
when it is sold.
7 August at 11:26 · Like
Chris Barrett The quote above (Mr Davies) is from a past-catch, and
not the one Anne spoke of.
7 August at 11:26 · Like
Anne Bunker http://www.comite-peches.fr/site/index.php... to be followed
in the event of an accidental catch:
1. Note the date of the catch, the size and weight of the fish and
the location (GPS or zone);
2. If it has a marking, leave it there and note the number;
3. Release it with care;
4. Report your accidental catch and your details to one of the following
contacts (send the declaration sheet or contact us directly by email or
telephone)
Comité des Pêches - Comité National des Pêches
Maritimes et des Elevages Marins (CNPMEM)
www.comite-peches.fr
Site internet du Comité National des Pêches Maritimes
et des Elevages Marins (CNPMEM)
7 August at 22:10 · Unlike · 1
Anne Bunker Lots of interesting reading about Sturgeon in the link I've
just posted.
7 August at 22:12 · Like
Douglas Herdson I find the law confusing, but it is definitely illegal
to offer A. sturio for sale. I have twice assisted wildlife crime officers
with the identification for possible
prosecutions. (Mr Davies was not prosecuted because there was doubt
on the identification. It ended up at the Natural History Museum and where
it was identified as A.
oxyrinchus.) Incidentally, any caught in Cornwall should not be offered
to the Queen but to the Duke of Cornwall - would He then be prosecuted
for holding a protected
species?
8 August at 12:11 · Like
Matt Doggett Shame it wasn't put back...
8 August at 18:44 · Like · 1
David Kipling Do we know what happened to this particular catch though?
8 August at 18:46 · Like
Matt Doggett Good point - I just got confused by the links above!
8 August at 18:46 · Like