Comments on: Gordon Ramsay – eels kitchen! http://www.fishing-hotspot.co.uk/gordon-ramsay-eels-kitchen/ Providing essential fishing information on venues, reviews, techniques and tips. A one stop resource for Coarse, Carp, Game and Sea Fishing Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:34:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Smith http://www.fishing-hotspot.co.uk/gordon-ramsay-eels-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Dave Smith Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:15:59 +0000 http://www.fishing-hotspot.co.uk/?p=58#comment-40 The EA amongst other agency's are currently devising EMP's (Eel Management Plans), which will come into force next year, along with a lisiting on CITES appendix b. The main issue we have with Mr. Ramsey is the promotion of eating an endangered species, the people of the UK don't really eat that many elvers. most of those caught (licenced or otherwise) are exported. however the last thing the eels survival needs is an increase in their demand across the UK. The largest business in the uk dealing with the extraction currently has a turnover in excess of £3m p.a. which as you can imagine is an awful lot of Eels. Hopefully when the EMP's begin to come into force next year the decline of the Eel will begin to be reversed, but I'd agree it would be a simple starting point for the EA to reduce the number of netting licences issued and revise thier costs to make the business less profitable. Dave Smith Internet Officer - National Anguilla Club The EA amongst other agency’s are currently devising EMP’s (Eel Management Plans), which will come into force next year, along with a lisiting on CITES appendix b.

The main issue we have with Mr. Ramsey is the promotion of eating an endangered species, the people of the UK don’t really eat that many elvers. most of those caught (licenced or otherwise) are exported. however the last thing the eels survival needs is an increase in their demand across the UK.

The largest business in the uk dealing with the extraction currently has a turnover in excess of £3m p.a. which as you can imagine is an awful lot of Eels.

Hopefully when the EMP’s begin to come into force next year the decline of the Eel will begin to be reversed, but I’d agree it would be a simple starting point for the EA to reduce the number of netting licences issued and revise thier costs to make the business less profitable.

Dave Smith
Internet Officer – National Anguilla Club

]]> By: Alan http://www.fishing-hotspot.co.uk/gordon-ramsay-eels-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Alan Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:14:00 +0000 http://www.fishing-hotspot.co.uk/?p=58#comment-3 Nice post, I agree the environment agency should be a little stricter on the licenses they give out - they are the ones in control. Nice post, I agree the environment agency should be a little stricter on the licenses they give out – they are the ones in control.

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