Protest March invites all Sea Anglers

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Bass anglers are taking to the streets to protest against the current bass fishing regulations. On April 9th there will be a peaceful demo in Camborne (Cornwall, UK) in opposition to the ending of a public right to catch and keep a bass whilst commercial gill netters are allowed to continue catching and selling bass and have actually had their monthly limit increased.

Bass anglers all over Europe are enraged that they are being prevented from keeping a bass in the first half of 2016, whilst commercial fishing – a primary cause of stock depletion – continues. In order to attract media coverage of the unfairness in the 2016 bass regulations, the Cornish Federation Of Sea Anglers is organizing a protest march. This will take place on April 9th in Camborne. The name of this town might not ring a bell, but the name of George Eustice probably does. He is MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle and also Fisheries Minister. The march leads to his Constituency Office, where Eustice should be present on the 9th April.

All sea anglers in Cornwall and the UK – regardless of whether they are members of any angling organizations or not – are urged to join the march. Protesters can bring fishing rods and banners to support the message that the current bass regulations aren’t fair. It is important that Recreational Sea Angling is perceived in a positive light, so conduct must be non threatening and bad language is out of the question. The demonstration is legal as long as pavements and roads are not blocked. For more details on the protest march see below.

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Peaceful demo in opposition to the ending of a public right to catch and keep a bass whilst commercial gill netters are allowed to continue catching and selling bass and have actually had their monthly limit increased.

Objective

To attract media coverage of Cornish sea angler’s total opposition to being prevented from keeping a bass whilst commercial fishing, that is a primary cause of stock depletion, continues.

Venue

Meet at Rosewarne car park Camborne , TR14 8BE and march to Constituency Office of George Eustice MP for Camborne, Redruth and Hayle who is also Fisheries Minister. His office is at: 13, Commercial Street , Camborne TR14 8JZ

Date

Saturday April 9th.

Start Time

Meet 10.00 hrs at car park.

Finish Time

11am

Notes

• Attire: Optional, but bring Fishing Rods.
  
• Banners optional: Messages to be polite. Suggestions:
  
  • “Priority for hook and line fishing”
    
  • “Bass are a PUBLIC resource”
    
  • “End all netting in estuaries and close to shore”
    
  • “Sea angling equals economic impacts and jobs”
    
  
  

Important

Camborne Police have been visited to ensure a peaceful demonstration is legal and it is PROVIDING pavements or roads are not blocked.

Conduct must be non threatening and we want Recreational Sea Angling to be perceived in a positive light, so we don’t want any bad language or behavior. I am hoping that some junior anglers will also attend.

Out of courteousness, George Eustice ’s Constituency Office has been contacted to advise them of our plans and according to the receptionist George Eustice is holding his surgery there on the 9th April! Be great to have a photo of him talking to us. Incidentally, the lady in the office recollects fishing off the rocks in the past and thought it ridiculous that anglers couldn’t keep a single bass whilst commercials were allowed to fill their boats. So we’re not alone in regarding this situation as utterly wrong.

This initiative is for ALL sea anglers regardless of whether they are members of any angling organizations or not.

On behalf of Cornish Federation Of Sea Anglers (CFSA)