Southwest May Lose Dolphins And Whales - 20/07/2007

SCIENTISTS believe that the dolphin population in the southwest is under threat after a recent report found the number of sightings of certain species to have fallen dramatically since 1990.
Worryingly,...

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Bradshaw On Tuna - 20/07/2007

Britain has called on the European Commission (EC) to take urgent action to stop the use of illegal fishing nets in the Mediterranean, which are decimating endangered bluefin tuna and are...

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Sea Stocks Come First! - 20/07/2007

The influential Angling Trades Association (ATA) has thrown its weight behind the opposition to proposals to introduce a licence for sea anglers.
Its behind the scenes briefing highlighted the feeling among...

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Unlicensed Bass Poacher Ordered To Pay £1,000 For Selling His Catch - 20/07/2007

A man who illegally sold £300 worth of bass to a fish merchant after catching them on rod and line from his unlicensed boat, has been fined £600 with £400...

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Salter Urges Bradshaw To 'Be Bold' Over Bass MLS - 20/07/2007

Martin Salter, Labour’s angling spokesperson, has waded into the debate over the proposed new 40cm minimum landing size (MLS) for bass, urging Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw “to be bold when it...

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Hull gets ready to hook more young people - 20/07/2007

The Get Hooked On Fishing (GHOF) charitable trust, the largest independent angling development body in the UK, is introducing a number of new schemes around the country this year – and...

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