November 19, 2013 — Laws to end the throwing of unwanted fish overboard were agreed this year after a campaign led by celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. The University of East Anglia said smaller fishing vessels were "at risk of having their fishing curtailed".
Cornish fish producers said the policy had not been thought through. Policy supporters said it would end waste.
'Sound bite' claim
The new rules will be gradually phased in for Newlyn from 2016.
Supporters said basing quotas on the amount caught rather than what was landed would end waste.
However, critics said it would hurt those fishing in areas with lots of different species.