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QUESTION TO BE ASKED OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY 11th MAY 2004, BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. JOHN
Question
Would the President advise members –
( a ) w h e ther the Committee proposes to restrict the number of ormers landed, and, if so, would he
explain the reasons for this and provide evidence to support the proposals together with the levels of ormer landings that will apply? and,
( b ) if records of ormer landings currently exist, and, if so, how these records have been compiled and the
size of these landings over the last three years?
Answer
- Yes, the Committee isconsidering putting a baglimiton the numberoformers that maybecaught per day.
I n spections during low water surveillance for undersized shellfish suggest that landings at Les Minquiers
have dropped from 12 to about 3 per person and on the southwest coast from 10 to 4 per person. These records are not comprehensive and some low water fishermen may have up to 3 or 4 times this amount.
B ecause catches of ormers have decreased from the high levels that occurred immediately after the fishery
opened following disease, the introduction of a bag limit will give the opportunity for more of the general public to catch at least a few ormers. The Committee is considering a bag limit of 20 per person per day and a maximum of 100 per boat per day. These proposals will also be applicable to the French on the offshore reefs.
- Noformalrecordof landings exist as this is not a commercial fishery and putting inplace a catch reporting system would be costly and time-consuming.