Pair Trawling Ban
BASS are delighted that the Minister for Nature Conservation & Fisheries, Ben Bradshaw MP – has announced a ban on pair trawling for bass within the UK’s 12 mile limit, and would like to congratulate him on his determination to bring about an EU – wide ban on this destructive fishing method. This fishery has […]
Fund raising
Martin James, angling broadcaster, who donated a Thomas & Thomas fly rod to be raffled off to raise funds for the BASS Restoration Project, draws the winning ticket, in the prescence of Steve Pitts, at the Watermark Fisheries, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, on 2 August 2004. The raffle raised £595.
BASS agm 2004
The 30th BASS Annual General Meeting was held on 28 March 2004 at the Oxstalls Indoor Tennis Centre Plock Court, Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester GL2 9DW. The formal part of the day began with opening remarks by our illustrious Chairman, John Leballeur, and this was followed by a presentation by Graham Pickett of CEFAS, who spoke […]
Strategy Unit report on fisheries
On 25 March 2004 the Cabinet Office, Strategy Unit, published their long awaited report on the UK Fisheries, titled ‘Net benefits, A sustainable and profitable future for UK Fisheries’. We publish below, an extract from that report, which is relevant to the UK Bass Fishery and the Recreational Sea Angling sector. It makes very interesting […]
BASS meets LibDems
On Friday the 5th of March 2004 at Weston Super Mare, Liberal Democrats, Graham Watson MEP, Brian Cotter MP, prospective parliamentary candidate for Bridgwater West, James Main and prospective parliamentary candidate for Wells, Tessa Munt, and a group of sea anglers assembled on the beach to launch the Liberal Democrat Euro campaign on the UK […]