Sailing from Gosport to Brighton, dodging the blue, black or green plastic oil containers all the way....suddenly, approaching Brighton, all the pot markers have poles and black flags! Visible for miles! Appear cheap too. Anyone know why? Is it the local harbour authority? If so, surely this is a mechanism for change?
In Gosport Marina there is a new small dory-type fishing boat. The owner has just equiped himself with all new gear, meticulously made up, using dozens of tiny orange plastic floats guaranteed to scarcely float yet-alone be visible behind a wavelet. He seems a decent sort of chap with plenty of knowledge, but obviously has never been advised how to safely mark his pots.
Getting an Authority to take active responsibility for this serious problem must be the way forward rather than vigilante criminal damage which would simply provoke a war between yachties and fishermen. It's bad enough trying to make yourself heard on VHF channel 6 already!
Swallow, HR34Edited by P135 on 22/08/2004 09:02 (server time).
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