Could catastrophic cuts in cod quota come again at Christmas?

Fishermen in the south west will once again be readying themselves for the possibility of another unwarranted cut in the cod quota ahead of this year's annual Christmas CFP quota carve-up. SW fishermen have just cause to be aggrieved at any cuts in their quota for cod - not least because when the quotas were calculated by MAFF way back in the 1970s they were done so at a time when precious little cod was actually fished for - hence the low catch figures - thus we are lumbered with today's ludicrously low TAC for Area VII cod - a perfect example of how such a crude method of conservation can impact in more than one way for those parties concerned. This post is linked to the thousands of blogs that have registered with the global blog action day this year.