EA Winter 09 Newsletter Precis

Written by Mike Grief
Friday, 13 February 2009 18:01
INFORMATION ON THE EA WINTER NEWSLETTER: - FISH FOR THE FUTURE The EA have produced a winter newsletter, outlining their vision of the future for the sport, headed, reforming fisheries law for the 21st centuryLegislation to make these changes will go through Parliament over the next year or two. The changes will modernise fisheries regulation in England and Wales, and address most of the recommendations made in the 2000 Salmon and Freshwater F fisheries Review. The Environment Agency, are working with Defra and the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure new regulations will meet current and future challenges. And to make the regulations as effective as possible, the EA will also work closely with other organisations, including angling governing bodies and conservation agencies. This programme of work is called Fish for the Future. Expected this year, primarily as a result of the Marine and Coastal Access Bill: • Better protection for more species • Protecting salmon and sea-trout • Managing fishing effort • Protecting migration routes for more species • Helping eel stocks recover • Better and faster byelaws • A new scheme for fish movements • Improving arrangements for inshore fisheries. New regulations will protect fish stocks, giving everyone more opportunity to enjoy better fishing.There will soon be major changes to the rules governing freshwater and migratory fisheries. These changes will help to conserve fish stocks, allowing people to continue to enjoy and make a living from fishing. This newsletter will be on the EA web site shortly. More information, electronic or hard copies can be requested from. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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