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…
Fish Are a Public Resource – Why Permanent Fishing Rights Would Be a Mistake
The Adam Smith Institute has recently proposed that the Government should replace existing fishing quotas with “permanent, tradeable property rights, allocating each fis…
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…
Bass Fishery Fail
Minister Boosts Commercial Bass Catch at Expense of the Stock and Anglers The bass stock crashed in 2015 and has still not recovered to a safe level, so we need to keep fishin…