CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Bass Tagging 2000 – 2003 PART 2 – ‘A TAGGED BASS IS LIKE A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE’ Let’s fast-forward to autumn 2002, and things have moved on. Over these last two years, a total of 2553 bass over 1kg have
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CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Bass Tagging 2000 – 2003 PART 1 – ‘BASS TAGGING PROJECT CAPTURES THE IMAGINATION’ Tagging appeals to the naturalist in us all – it opens a window of opportunity for us to discover where fish go when they are not here.
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Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants – Bryan Meade From reading the recent blog: Bass legislation – A Summary, it is clear that 1988 was a turbulent year in the history of legislation relating to bass management and the fight to protect immature fish from the rampant
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CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Bass Legislation – A Summary Prior to 1974 – There was no legal MLS. 1974 – MAFF published a scientific paper recognising the need for an MLS of 38cm as a protection measure. Angling organizations campaigned for an MLS to be
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CHAPTER 8 – PROTECT AND SURVIVE Just A Dream? I trudged along the beach at dawn, the shingle crunching under my feet, and the sounds of small breakers washing the stones as the tide began to turn. Ahead I could see the figure of another angler, already
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