British Marine Federation
The British Marine Federation (BMF) is adding it’s considerable weight to the campaign to see the restoration of sea bass stocks. The BMF is the trade association to the UK marine industries, representing over 1500 companies operating in all sectors of the industry. Their members supply the boats, equipment and services that enable over 5 […]
Fight for angling in Devon
BASS have been campaigning for wider recognition of the value of recreational sea angling, particularly to coastal communities. Our view is that if the true economic value of sea angling were fully recognised, especially as a tourism generator, then our chances of achieving greater protection for bass would be made easier. Devon County Council has […]
Remembering Kevin Linnane
Kevin Linnane. one of my oldest friends, a great angler and a great fighter in the cause of bass conservation, died, just before Christmas, of a heart attack. The expression, ‘a happy release’ is an overworked one, but in Kevin’s case it’s fully justified. Two years ago he was diagnosed with MND, motor neurone disease, […]
Mr Struan Stevenson MEP
We are very pleased to have received the following Press Statement from Mr Struan Stevenson MEP, Conservative Member for Scotland and Chairman of the Fisheries Committee in the European Parliament. The Press Statement is in response to all the letters that he has received from anglers, as a result of the joint campaign launched by […]
BASS and history of Conservation
BASS has always given priority to conservation since its foundation in 1973. Many of the early activities are, however, becoming lost in the mists of time. In an effort to redress this, we include a brief history, mostly compiled from old BASS magazines. In the very first BASS Magazine in December 1974, Clive Gammon wrote […]