Bass Quota

[MickMcC]

Hi all,
I have been reading that another new Bass regulation has been introduced by the EU effective from the 1st January 2016. As I understand it ALL Bass are to be returned to the water by shore and recreational boat anglers from then until July although commercial boats can still catch 1.5 tonnes of Bass a day. From July recreational anglers are allowed 1 Bass a day. Apparantly it is us shore anglers causing 25% of the bass take that is killing the fish stocks and not the commercials catching tonnes of Bass.

Anyone know if this new law is true or not..?

Happy New Year folks, ( excluding Bass anglers obviously ).

[sammy talbot]

Yes its true, don't know the ins and outs . There has been a petition submitted to parliament to include gill nets in the new legislation it can be found here
( https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/116747)
Sorry don't know how to post links but if your intrested in signing it you should find it there

[lead chucker]

Bloody government potty I've only ever caught one bass and to hear of bass being caught isn't regular

[sammy talbot]

It seems that I do know how to post links, yes the government is potty, and weak ,
Bass are caught more regular than people think ,you hear of a few here and there caught by people targeting other spiecies but if a bit time and effort in targeting them you would be surprised at the quality and quantity of bass on the north east coast

[g.ordon]

be interesting to know the enforcement policy and if the regulator can cope.
can't be bothered to read through the rifts of sh,t written in their booklets but with more legislation and government cuts how do they regulate?
what a fuk.n joke,
by the way these comments are in respect of rsa only.

[Elbob]

petition signed, perhaps everyone should do the same.

[Ray.J.]

Petition signed.

[MickMcC]

Thats me signed up and letter of complaint to my MP.

[sammy talbot]

Thats me signed up and letter of complaint to my MP.

Nice one, it all adds Wieght to the good work being done by the guys at BASS

[dabcatcher]

I,ll have to alter our club rules to accommodate this change.

[Jeffrob445]

Having watched French and Scottish paired beam trawlers hoovering up entire shoals of Bass in the English channel (not to mention Dolphins) when I lived in devon, the effects of anglers are greatly exaggerated!

[fishy]

signed up

[Davey1970]

av signed up,
am ganna buy a Spanish registered trawler and land anything a want.....!

[regpude]

just signed up aswell.

[DubberGaz]

Done. How we can be blamed for taking 25% of the fish stock is beyond me.