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There have been a number of influential reports produced by ICES over recent years detailing the developing fishery for bass, the status of the fishery, and recommendations for future management. Although the observation from the 2004 report that bass appears ... [full story]

The following Code of Best Practice was developed by Save Our Sharks and has been adopted by the NFSA. Tope Handling - A code of best practice As part of a programme to protect a threatened species, recent Government legislation has put severe ... [full story]

They had been there for a long while, but no one seemed to notice. A few figures trudging down the beach after the holidaymakers had abandoned the sands at day’s end. No one noticed them out in the cold and hissing rain, ... [full story]

Prior to April 2007, when a new Minimum Landing Size (MLS) for bass of 40cm will be implemented, immature bass of just 36cm are presently the target of many inshore bass fisheries. Bass of this size mix with smaller bass, so ... [full story]

The very title seems designed to cause eyes to glaze over immediately, and attention to wander to more interesting things. But anglers, including Recreational Sea Anglers, in fact anyone with an interest in the coastal environment, would be wrong to let their ... [full story]

There have been two ‘Angler’s Charters’ published by the Labour Party, the first before they became the party of Government and the second published shortly before the General Election in 2005 when they successfully campaigned to remain in office. Both charters ... [full story]

Marine Protected Areas and Recreational Sea Angling (Draft - 28 Sep 2005) (Note: This is a draft discussion document, not a positioning paper.  The views do not necessarily reflect those of SACN) Who Cares? When an environment on land is threatened, there is ... [full story]

It is in the nature of rivers that they flow towards the sea, and fuelled by winter floods, to still flow strongly with freshwater when they finally push out into the sea. And it is in the nature of tides to ... [full story]

Buyers and Sellers legislation was bought in to provide an audit trail designed to squeeze ‘black fish’ out of the economy. Any business that acts as a buyer or seller of first-hand sale fish from a vessel must be registered, and ... [full story]

We often get enquiries 'Is it true that mackerel die if handled?' So we asked the experts at CEFAS and this is what they said: Hi Mike,   I wonder if you can answer this, or pass it onto someone who can? ... [full story]