18 Dec 2017
Thanks to Keith Hiscock for this news. Persist with the Plymouth Herald site you’ll get to the video eventually. This article describes the still shocking realities of discarding of bass and the candid video of a local Plymouth fisherman. Fishermen have thrown £120k of dead fish back in sea in a week The fisherman say […]
06 Feb 2017
The MMO have recently published guidance on the management of sea bass. Bass industry guidance for 2017 Bass fishing guidance 10 February 2017, see all updates How many fish you can catch, when and where fishing is prohibited, and the minimum conservation reference size (MCRS). Measures introduced over the last few years have been inadequate and […]
03 Jan 2017
Unsurprisingly given Brexit Government pitched their announcement in terms of the quota increases for some stocks, whilst MMO have released advice for bass Bass fishing – catch limits,closures and minimum size. No doubt there will further commentary on what these decisions mean for stocks. Defra December 14 Quota Outcomes ‘Today the UK government achieved agreements […]
05 Dec 2016
Three articles on Seabass and why the Angling Trust are not taking part in the Cefas angling survey. Before December Council this is the NEF proposal for EU level and UK specifics on the bass fishery – Chris Williams & Griffin Carpenter New Economics Foundation An overview of the options open to decision makers. Save […]
07 Nov 2016
Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017 – comments on bass – Angling Trust and Guardian Brussels, 27 October 2016 ‘In preparation for the December Fisheries Council, where Member States will negotiate fishing quotas in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2017, the Commission is presenting its proposal for healthy […]
23 Feb 2016
Fishy Stuff – Two articles: 1. The Angling Trust has successfully applied for £131,000 funding from charitable trust the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to spend on increased campaigning to protect dwindling marine and freshwater fish stocks over the next two years. The funds will be matched with membership subscription income and fundraising from other sources to […]
25 Jan 2016
1. EU Position – strengthened proposals for 2016 On 10 November 2015 the Commission proposed further measures, to be decided by the 28 Member States meeting in the Fisheries Council on 14 and 15 December. The proposals build upon and strengthen the measures already put in place, with the aim of bringing the stock under […]
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