Recreational Win on Bass – But Troubling Bycatch Increases Cast a Shadow
Angling Trust & BASS Joint Statement on the 2026 UK–EU Fisheries Negotiations After years of hard-fought advocacy, the Angling Trust and the Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society (BASS) are pleased to confirm a long-awaited win for recreational sea anglers. As part of the 2026 UK–EU Fisheries Bilateral Negotiations, the recreational bass bag limit has been increased […]
MMO Updates Guidance On Illegal Gillnet Bycatch
Anglers have a voice — and it’s being heard For years, the Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society (BASS) and the Angling Trust have campaigned for bass protection laws to be properly enforced. One of the most frequent and shocking breaches involves fixed net fisheries. These are permitted to land bass only as bycatch, yet many landings […]
BASS Catch Recording – Key Performance Indicators
BASS Catch Recording Scheme 2024 The BASS catch recording scheme has now been running for 4 years – in this blog we are summarising the 2024 data and sharing the KPIs emerging from the data over the duration of the scheme. The full report and data for each year is available to BASS members. […]
The BASS Show 2025 – programme
There is now just 5 days to go to the BASS show on Sunday the 2nd February 2025 at the Leonardo Hotel, Cheltenham The bulk of the post below remains the same but we have now added the detailed running order 09:00 – DOORS Open 09:45-10:00 – Official Welcome – Andy Davies BASS Secretary 10:00-11:00 […]
BASS Research Poster
Robin Bradley, the BASS Science Lead has recently prepared a poster to summarise our support to bass research in recent years. With thanks to Clare Connell and Dr Anne Sturrock from Essex University. Please click here to access: BASS Science Poster