amideislas

It is well established that most ignore the "facts" you dream up.

One of those is that Gib is somehow the major violator of European commission-established bluefin conservation quotas, which it rarely achieves. Although it's neighbours are chronic violators of their own substantially higher quotas as a matter of public record.

Here's the UK's view though:

Bluefin tuna regulations explained


It's probably also worth noting that bluefin has never been a species abundant in the north Atlantic, especially around the UK. Bluefin has never been much part of the English fishing industry in the first place.

Although due to climate change, along with increasing populations as a result of conservation quotas, apparently they are showing up in larger numbers now.

Warm water marine species spreading northwards into British waters

Fredbargate

http://www.gbc.gi/news/exclusive-foo...oat-bgtw-30311
Published on 25 Aug 2015

The Royal Gibraltar Police is investigating an incident at sea where the Spanish Customs Vessel SVA Aguila Cuatro fired four pistol shots at a local pleasure vessel fishing inside British Gibraltar Territorial Waters at the weekend. GBC has obtained exclusive footage of the incident, where the four shots can be heard clearly.


http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gibraltar-u...g-boat-1517064

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: "We have protested this incursion to the Spanish government at a high level and have also raised our extreme concern over the reported interaction between the Spanish vessel and a Gibraltarian pleasure craft during the incursion." All Spanish incursions inside Gibraltarian waters would be taken seriously, he added

MikeJ

No it's not - it is only illegal for British fishermen. French, Portuguese and Spanish fishermen, who have EU quotas, can fish the Tuna in any EU waters, including British.
There was a huge shoal of large Blue Fins off the shores of Cornwall at the weekend.

amideislas

As our village fact-mill pointed out, you, like me and everyone else, are ignoring "facts" he's made up on his own.

I do notice he's void of comment on his latest repeat wind-up of the fish story. The silence itself is deafening, since normally he'd go into some rant about how you can't trust what anybody says, or divert to yet another made-up atrocity openly committed by Gibraltar.

Bunch of real stupids, all those fact-ignorers. No doubt he finds consolation in the "fact" that he's above all that.

Fredbargate

Spain’s customs service, the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera [SVA], admitted yesterday that shots were fired during an incursion by Spanish customs last Saturday, but insisted its officers were “exercising jurisdiction in Spanish waters”.

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801

Fredbargate

Guardia Civil association says lack of cooperation ‘is absurd’

“We have joint patrols with the Moroccan gendarmerie but not with Gibraltar,” he told the Efe news agency.

“This is absurd. We have a fluid relationship with the Maghreb but this does not exist with Gibraltar.”

“We need to set to one side the political problem and work towards policing coordination, because it is necessary or sooner or later we are going to have an accident.”

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801

Fredbargate

BREAKING NEWS: Spain gives UK full explanation on shooting incident; confirmed that live shots fired; cooperation to be stepped up.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office says that it has received a full explanation of the incident last Saturday when a Spanish SVA customs vessel opened fire in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. It has been confirmed that live shots were fired. Law enforcement cooperation is to be stepped up.
A Foreign Office Spokesman said: "We remain deeply concerned at the fact that live shots are now confirmed to have been fired during this incident and we have been reassured by the Spanish Government that safety of lives at sea is a top priority for all concerned and their law enforcement agencies will operate with the utmost respect for this principle in order that this is fully upheld in the future.
"Without prejudice to our respective positions on questions of sovereignty and jurisdiction, it has been agreed to step up law enforcement cooperation in the fight against organised crime, including through timely co-operation and notification by the various seaborne agencies of pursuits of vessels involved in illegal activities to ensure effective action against criminals and a commitment to a mutual provision and exchange of evidence in order to better facilitate the successful prosecution of criminals in the relevant courts and tribunals."

Fredbargate

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has received a full explanation of the incident on 22 August 2015

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/s...-off-gibraltar

jimenato

I was hoping to read what the explanation was.

Fredbargate

Two law enforcement associations welcome cooperation bid

Two associations representing law enforcement officers on either side of the border have welcomed moves to step up cooperation at sea.

The Gibraltar Defence Police Federation and the Asociación Unificada de Guardia Civiles, an association of Guardia Civil officers, both reacted positively to news of the agreement between Gibraltar, the UK and Spain.

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801

Fredbargate

Number Six condemns another SVA incursion this time at Western Beach

GBC - Gibraltar News - GBC TV and Radio Gibraltar

Fredbargate

Mr Picardo said the Government is pressing ahead with its consultation of the business community on whether Gibraltar should join the EU's Common Customs Union and Schengen, but suggested the latter would not be a decision for the Government alone.

GBC - Gibraltar News - GBC TV and Radio Gibraltar

Fredbargate

Moratinos set for Campo speech on cross-border dialogue

Miguel Angel Moratinos, the former PSOE Foreign Minister and a key architect of the tripartite process, will deliver a speech on cross-border cooperation during a visit to the Campo de Gibraltar later this month.

Sr Moratinos, a staunch defender of dialogue with Gibraltar, played a central role in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Cordoba Agreement in 2006.

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801

Fredbargate

Chief Minister to introduce speech by the former PSOE Minister for Foreign Affairs in San Roque next week.

GBC - Gibraltar News - GBC TV and Radio Gibraltar

Fredbargate

Speaking on Spain’s Cadena Ser radio station, Mr Picardo said communities on both side of the border were “bored” with the negative stories about Gibraltar that flared up every summer.

He said that people living in Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar had “a very different, positive” experience of relations at grassroots level.

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801