Genuine petition

[mrs_overall]

For those of you that don't know, a new law has been proposed that sports anglers must declare their catches or face a �5,000 fine. This applies even to kids catching tiddlers at the end of the pier.
If you think this is ludicrous, there is an online petition you can sign.


http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/rsa-eu-propos al/

[jake-the-peg]

Read the actual documents

You can't trust the press

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ .do?uri=COM:2008:0721:FIN:EN:PDF


Monitoring of Recreational Fisheries
Article 47
Recreational fisheries
1. Recreational fisheries on a vessel in Community waters on a stock subject to a
multiannual plan shall be subject to an authorisation for that vessel issued by the flag
Member State.
2. Catches in recreational fisheries on stocks subject to a multiannual plan shall be
registered by the flag Member State.
3. Catches of species subject to a multiannual plan by recreational fisheries shall be
counted against the relevant quotas of the flag Member State. The Member States
concerned shall establish a share from such quotas to be used exclusively for the
purpose of recreational fisheries.
4. The marketing of catches from a recreational fishery shall be prohibited except for
philanthropic purposes.

This is nothing about stopping kids off the end of the pier.

It only applies to boats

People running recreational boats will have to account for what's been caught and will not be allowed to sell them

[mrs_overall]

I'm back - the masses needed feeding.

1. Jake, re the other post - you haven't upset me at all!

2. I haven't had time to post more links yet, but I bet you 50p AND my priceless collection of Rupert Bear annuals that shore anglers will be included in time. xx