Stuie Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Wow, What a Year! A Review of Our Campaign Highlights Dear Supporter, 2020 has been quite a year. One will we not forget in a hurry. Not only did we have the coronavirus outbreak, which has touched all of our lives in one way or another, we’ve had the looming EU exit to contend with and the continued confusion of deal or no deal. And yet, it has been an incredibly successful year for Angling Trust campaigns. We successfully lobbied the government to get you back fishing through our When We Fish Again campaign, launched our new flagship Anglers Against Pollution campaign to hold polluters to account, achieved our goal of getting recreational sea anglers recognised as legitimate stakeholders in the new Fisheries Act, and so much more. You can take a look at more of the highlights of our 2020 campaigns successes below. Without your support, we would not have been able to achieve the successes we have. On behalf of the campaigns team and the wider Angling Trust I would like to thank you for your support over the last 12 months and wish you a wonderful Christmas and New Year. We are looking forward to continuing the fight for our fish and fishing into 2021 and the years that follow. Sincerely, Stuart Singleton-White, Head of Campaigns When We Fish Again Covid-19 was the biggest story of 2020 and has had devastating consequences for so many of us. But it wasn't all bad news! The Angling Trust were successful in getting you back fishing again, enjoying the sport and the environment that is essential for so many of us and our mental health. Click Here Fisheries Bill The Fisheries Bill is now an Act and thanks to the hardwork of our Head of Marine, David Mitchell, and wider campaigns team, it will recognise recreational sea anglers as a legitimate stakeholder in marine fisheries management and planning going forward. Read More HPMAs Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) were a huge focal point for sea anglers in 2020 as new Government advice proposed that they should be locked out of selected areas of the UK. We successfully launched our report on the Benyon Review and secured collaborations with Defra into 2021. Read More Anglers Against Pollution The ACA has been campaining against water pollution since 1948. This year we launched a new flagship campaign, Anglers Against Pollution, to take more action with respect to monitoring pollution in our rivers, lakes and coastal waters and to ensure proper and rigorous enforcement against polluters. Sign Our Petition Chalk Streams Chalk streams are one of England's most precious and vulnerable ecosystems. This year we launched the Chalk Streams All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) to lobby MPs to take the urgent action required to safeguard our chalk streams. Learn More Missing Salmon Alliance With the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Atlantic Salmon Trust, we are championing the conservation of Atlantic Salmon here in the UK. Through science, advocacy and action we are working hard to reverse the dramatic declines of these iconic fish. Visit the MSA Website Predation Working with the Avon Roach Project and other partners, the Angling Trust led a campaign to have cormorants added to the general shooting licence, along with jackdaws, magpies and pigeons, so that their numbers could be kept down to sustainable levels. Learn More Follow Us Online for the Latest As it Happens The Angling Trust is a representative body for all anglers in England and Wales. Our members support the campaigns we carry out to protect fish and fishing and our programmes to increase participation. We are recognised by Sport England as the national governing body in England and promote active lifestyles and maintaining a regular angling habit. We are 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 and other categories. Please find out more. Click here for more information about membership Angling Trust Limited is a company limited by guarantee, company number 05320350 Angling Trust & Fish Legal, Eastwood House, Rainbow Street, Leominster, HR6 8DQ Telephone: 01568 620447 View in browser | Unsubscribe Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 There's a LOT of cormorants in the harbour. They were rare when I was a youngster and I remember being told people got paid for killing them. 5 shillings I think ! Between the cormorants, seals and illegal fishing I'm surprised there's any fish left in the Bass Nursery ! sparky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Jim, if there were more fish, I'm sure they'd be more of them, I'd like to see more for just that reason! Death Trap II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofty Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 shillings for killing illegal netters? Sign me up sparky and Jim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Rob, When we went out in the kayaks last year there were Lots & Lots & Lots of the things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 They only turned up to watch, the gull that nests on your boat among the tomatoes told them about it!Have a good Christmas Jim.R Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 And you too Rob! If I ever decide to sell Tiddler it'll be a bargain for someone. Like a car that's been owned by a little old lady and hardly ever used ! sparky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newboy Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Tiddler said: And you too Rob! If I ever decide to sell Tiddler it'll be a bargain for someone. Like a car that's been owned by a little old lady and hardly ever used ! Surely it will come under category green house instead of boats😁 sparky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 Thanks Kam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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