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[Baramundi Bob]

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Tags: licenses  bag limits  rsa strategy  bait collecting bans 

[Lobbers]

i say they should bog off and leave us be, at the worst i would pay, would'nt be happy, but would pay for a rod licence, but the idea of bag limits really boils my piss, bag limits would wreck our match fishing totaly >:( >:( >:(

[Slim Jim]

If I thought paying a licence fee and having a bag limit would improve the North Sea cod stocks radically, them I would happily comply. However we all know that this would not make a S~~ts worth of difference. What rod and line anglers catchin a year is small potatoes to what commercial boats (trawlers etc) throw back dead as undersize or over quota fish. To say nothing of them throwing their first trawl back cleaned and iced because the next one is more valuable. Yes this is true , I heard it from the horses mouth.
  Commercial fishermen are sometimes called farmers of the sea. The trouble is that they take their harvest without sowing any seed or looking after their crop.
 I just think the licence is another attempt by this government to appease those who are ignorant of the real problems (townie general public), without the need to actually address what is going on.
 Sorry if this may offend some people, but if the cap fits, maybe you have to wear it .  :o :o >:(

[Baramundi Bob]

[BIG rod]

Slim Jim has got it spot on Wat more can u say!!!

[Slim Jim]

Cheers big rod.

[BIG rod]

good to c someone telling it as it is :)

[smokey]

In a nutshell,the incompetent little shi t can shove the proposals up his gary glitter.Using us as scapegoats for the blatant mis management of the commercial sector don't cut it with me.

[Baramundi Bob]

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[bassman]

well said slim jim could not put it any better

[the slug]

You're spot on Slimjim, but don't u reckon that it would pay dividends to engage with DEFRA in as many talks as possible so that we are always represented and our voice heard? Its hard enough as it is to stop decisions being made regardless of what people think or say, but if we don't have a voice representing us at the table of every policy making thinktank then we're even more f***d than we are already.

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[Baramundi Bob]

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[gwyn]

Just Received ths from the Goverment

Question The PM received

31 October 2007

We received a petition asking:

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to withdraw the proposal of a recreational sea anglers rod licence fee from the white paper marine bill published on 15 March 2007."

Details of Petition:

"A Marine Bill White Paper, was published on 15 March 2007, in which it was proposed that recreational sea anglers should pay for a rod licence to fund work to improve sea angling and fish stocks in our coastal waters. Not only would this be extremely expensive and almost impossible to enforce, it is also impossible to manage fish stocks to the same extent as our inland waters. We have had the right to fish freely along our coast for as long as man has walked this island, it is one of the few fundamental rights we have left in this country and I do not believe we should lose that right."

His Answer

The UK Government recognises the importance of Recreational Sea Angling (RSA) and the substantial contribution it makes to the UK economy, and we are ensuring that sea anglers' needs are increasingly considered as we manage and develop fisheries policy.

The Marine Bill will equip fisheries managers with powers that may be necessary for a more active approach to managing recreational fisheries in the future. This includes proposals to introduce a recreational sea angling licence, which would be similar to that operated by the Environment Agency for freshwater angling. The Government would expect that any proposed licensing scheme would need to clearly demonstrate the benefits for sea anglers, with revenue being used to improve recreational sea angling. It is the Government's intention to ensure that any use of the proposed powers to introduce a licensing scheme is subject to a full consultation to gather a full range of views.

Licences are also being considered within the context of the RSA Strategy, where it forms part of an overall package of measures for sea anglers. To ensure that this work is taken forward in partnership with all those who have a stake in fish stocks, the Strategy is being developed by representatives across a range of sectors. It has recently been endorsed by Defra's Inshore Fisheries Working Group who have recommended a full consultation later this year to capture a wide range of views.

[Baramundi Bob]

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