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Sea Newsletter

Written By: Mark Lyod
On Date: 5/3/2018

Welcome to your February Sea Newsletter Bass Ban – Caterers told, Don’t Sell It, Don’t Serve It! Caterers and restaurants have been reminded to not sell or serve wild ‘northern sea bass during the ban on all landings of bass during February and March. The Angling Trust wrote to the British Hospitality Association calling on it to remind its members to not support illegal fishing by buying or selling wild bass during this period. Thousands of caterers and restaurants were made aware of this last week when it was included in a newsletter to BHA members. Anglers can get involved too by joining this Facebook group and reporting any sales of wild northern bass during February and March.

Legal Action Looms Over Wrasse Removals

Fish Legal are threatening legal action over the removal of wrasse from marine protected areas on the South coast of England.
Many thousands of wrasse, destined to be used as cleaner fish in Scottish salmon farms, are removed from protected reefs where they play a key role in the ecosystem. Fish Legal and the Angling Trust are calling on the government to halt the removal of wrasse until assessments of the impact on the protected sites has been carried out.
Recreational Angling in Marine Protected Areas

The Angling Trust has played a leading role in producing a new position paper on recreational angling in marine protected areas. Angling Trust and other members of the European Anglers Alliance are calling on policy makers to see the win-win-win benefits for the environment, society and the economy by allowing recreational angling in MPAs.

Recreational Anglers Represented At Crucial Bass Science Meeting

The angling public was represented last week when international scientists met in Copenhagen for the ICES bass benchmarking meeting. The outcome from this meeting will form the basis of the new scientific advice later this year, which we hope will demonstrate the impact of angling is much lower than currently estimated allowing the bag limit to be reinstated for members of the public to keep bass to eat in the second half of 2018.

David Curtis, Director of Save Our Sea Bass, and David Vertegaal representing EAA were both on hand at the meetings this week at ICES HQ in Copenhagen.
North Eastern IFCA Bait Collection Consultations

Anglers in the North East who buy their bait and those who collect it themselves are being asked to complete surveys by the North Eastern Inshore Fishery and Conservation Authority and the University of Hull. The aim of the study is to quantify the scale and scope of the bait collection industry along the North East coast, and to study its impacts on the local habitat and wildlife.

Anglers buying their bait can complete this questionnaire while those who collect their own bait can complete this questionnaire.
Devon & Severn Netting Permit Byelaw passed
A new byelaw comes into force on March 1st banning the use of nets in estuaries in Devon. Nets for catching sand eels will be allowed but only where a permit has been granted by the Devon & Severn IFCA. Anglers will continue to be allowed to use landings nets, drop nets and keep nets when fishing. Congratulations to all those who were involved in the long process getting the byelaw agreed. If enforced properly, the new measures will provide protection for bass, gilt-head bream, mullet, sea trout and salmon in Devon’s estuaries.
Exe Estuary Codes of Conduct

Devon anglers and bait diggers have until March 7th to comment on new draft codes of conduct for the Exe Estuary. The Exe Estuary Management Partnership (EEMP) have worked with local users and clubs to produce a set of codes of conduct for the Exe Estuary area. The Angling Trust’s Wyvern Region and local clubs were involved in drawing up the drafts and the Angling Trust is supporting the draft Shore and Bait Collectors’ codes. which can be found here.
Results announced for 2017 Specimen Awards Scheme

The results have been announced for the 2017 Specimen Awards Scheme. In 2017, the scheme received 1046 entries from 41 clubs and individual members of the Angling Trust, a 25% increase on 2016.
The club with the most entries this year were the Specimen Hunters Angling Group from Sussex, who entered a total of 170 fish, who retain the “Sea angling News” trophy for the club with the most entries. Second was Castaways SAC with 157, and third was Rodbenders SAC with 140.
The top specimen fish was a Turbot of 11lbs 6ozs caught by Andrew Webb of the Rodbenders SAC, caught from the Shore at Burton Bradstock
Dog Deaths Prompt Precautionary Dab Advice
Sea anglers in East Anglia are still being advised that they may wish to return any dabs caught as a precautionary measure after low levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins were recorded in shellfish washed up on local beaches. The toxins are thought to have resulted in the death of two dogs but the risk to beach users is low.
Steven Neely Joins Tide Lines and More From Malcolm Gilbert

Angling journalist, retailer, tackle designer and now Angling Trust consultant, Steven Neely, has joined the Tide Lines blogging team. Steve joins co-AT consultant Malcolm Gilbert to give another dimension to our popular sea angling blog.
Always wanted to try coarse fishing? Now’s your chance…

We are running a series of special Spring Into Fishing events across England this March and your family are invited to come and give coarse fishing a go. The sessions are all free with a fishing licence, tackle and bait included to use on the day and what’s more, all attendees will be entered into a brilliant prize-draw to spend on tackle worth £350 from Fishingmegastore.com. Find out more here.
The Angling Trust is the united national representative body for all angling in England and Wales. It is united in a collaborative relationship with Fish Legal, a separate membership association that uses the law to protect fish stocks and the rights of its members throughout the UK. Joint membership packages with Fish Legal are available for individuals, clubs, fisheries, riparian owners and other categories. Please find out more.

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