Bass Angling Conservation
Helping sea anglers get their views heard by politicians and fishery managers.
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We’re Not Gonna Take It!
Until the bass plan is amended to prioritise a higher stock target, I will be telling Defra ”We do not accept your plan”. Have you ever had the frustrating experience of someo…
The official advice to increase bass catches by 98% in 2026 will shrink the bass stock to unsafe levels between now and 2031, say French scientists
Ifremer, the French national fisheries science institute, has modelled the Northern bass fishery between 2026 and 2031 and advised that, due to expected lower recruitment, fol…
Fisheries Stakeholder Meeting for South Coast from Greatstone to Swanage – 7 July 2026
Bass Angling Conservation regularly attends the fisheries stakeholder meetings (Regional Fisheries Group) for the South to South East region (area VIId). Here is what we said …
Fish Are a Public Resource – Why Permanent Fishing Rights Would Be a Mistake
A recent report published by the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) proposes replacing the UK’s existing quota system with permanent, tradeable property rights, giving each comm…
ICES Bass Advice for 2027 – what does it mean?
On 30th June, the ICES scientists published their sea bass advice for 2027. So what does it mean for the stock and for sea anglers? My take: it will cause fishery manage…
Bass Angling Conservation’s presentation to the Bass Management Group on Rebuilding the Sea Bass Stock
At the meeting on 22 May 2025, Bass Angling Conservation also noted the Goal needs to include “Producing a population age and size distribution that is indicative of a h…