The Holy Island Fishing Ban Proposal - Great Idea or Gobbledegook Greenwashing?

I recently visited Holy Island, a tiny island on the North East corner of England. With a fleet of less than 10 small fishing boats, catching a very modest amount of crab and lobster, I was surprised to find that DEFRA had proposed a blanket ban on fishing from the island…. So I made this video to address the issue, to raise awareness and to promote Holy Island.

Thanks so much for watching.

THE PETITION:

https://bit.ly/SupportHolyIslandFishermen

THE CAUSE:

Support Holy Island Fishing And its future
https://www.hipc.website/hmpa/

Save Holy Island's community – Help our fishermen
https://visitlindisfarne.com/save-holy-islands-community-help-our-fishermen/

Holy Island vicar leads fight against fishing ban that would 'rip the heart out of Lindisfarne'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/17/holy-island-vicar-leads-fight-against-fishing-ban-that-would-rip-the-heart-out-of-lindisfarne

THE HISTORY:

Holy Island's Fishing Heritage
https://www.islandshirearchives.org.uk/content/areas/holy-island/fishing/holy-islands-fishing-heritage#:~:text=Today%20around%20five%20small%20boats,abbey%20ruins%2C%20has%20almost%20disappeared.

Lindisfarne Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindisfarne_Castle

THE LINKS AND SOURCES TO THINGS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:

Farne Islands seal pup count uses drone thermal imaging
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-59312874

Sewage vote outcry prompts Tory MPs to defend decision on social media
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/25/sewage-vote-outcry-prompts-tory-mps-to-defend-decision-on-social-media

Water chiefs blame UK government for failure to stop sewage pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/26/water-chiefs-blame-uk-government-for-failure-to-stop-sewage-pollution

Atlantic Dawn: The Ship from Hell
https://britishseafishing.co.uk/atlantic-dawn-the-ship-from-hell/

Vladivostok 2000 (Lafayette): Floating Fish Factory
https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-lafayette-floating-fish-factory/

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd/

Seaspiracy documentary
https://www.seaspiracy.org/

End of the Line documentary
https://theendofthelinemovie.com/