Mussels war
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A fleet of trawlers dredging for seed mussels off
the east Kent coast could threaten the future of the last full time
fisherman working off Deal beach.
Dave Lawrence, 58, has been in
business for 45 years and has three boats moored almost opposite
Deal Castle.
After watching the fleet close to
the pier with utter dismay at the weekend he said: "I am fearing
the worst.
"The trawlers are after seed
mussels and are ripping our seabed up. They are doing damage all
the time and more than my three boats could ever do in 100 years.
They are doing us no favours whatsoever.
"They started at Sandwich Bay and
have been working about two miles off coast. Now they have wiped
the area doing damage all the time and they will probably move
on.
"But those seed mussels are the
first in the food chain for our fish to start feeding on and now I
am expecting a drop in the spring fishing. I am dreading it."
For full story, see this
week's East Kent Mercury - out today.
Wednesday, January 18 2012
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