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...

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...

C-Bass (Population studies in support of the conservation of the European sea bass) was a Defra funded project that ran from 2013 – 2020 and here are just a few...

Joe Dawson from the University of Essex has penned this guest blog detailing some exciting research that BASS is pleased to support. Details of how BASS members and recreational sea...

Back in November last year, Dr Anna Sturrock approached BASS regarding a proposal to seek funding for a one-day symposium about bass at the University of Essex. The idea was...

The Science Group is continually scanning the scientific horizon, looking for research papers and other information relating to bass biology, which may be of relevance to anglers.  We recently produced...

Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) scheme The FISP scheme aims to improve and share knowledge of fisheries and aquaculture by funding data collection and research to support sustainable fisheries management....

BASS has been supporting science initiatives in pursuit of better bass stocks since 1973. For the summer of 2023 we are backing a University of Essex led initiative – SUPPER...

For those collecting bass heads as part of the Essex University ‘Supper4science’ project, here’s an important update from Dr Howard Fraser. Good afternoon everyone! First of all I just wanted...

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 Life Cycle Of Bass For anglers interested in the biology of bass, the Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society (BASS) has produced this brief note on the life cycle of bass...