Just to let you know that we are still fighting the good fight

Thank you Chris White!

Dear Minister,

 

Campaign For The Protection Of Welsh Fisheries

 

Dear Minister,

Re: January NRW Board meeting 18 January 2018 – Fisheries presentation

At the Board meeting on Thursday 18 January the Chair of the NRW Board approved the proposed changes to fishing regulations in Wales. For the sake of clarity what is proposed is a […]

To: Chair and members of the NRW Board

Campaign For The Protection Of Welsh Fisheries

To: Chair and members of the NRW Board

Re: January NRW Board meeting 18 January 2018 – Fisheries presentation

At the Board meeting on Thursday 18 January the NRW Board will be asked to approve the recommendations from NRW Fisheries Officers to impose draconian bylaws which […]

Natural Resources Wales Board Ignores 83% Consultation Response and Supports Mandatory Catch and Release of Salmon

Press release from The Angling Trust, for which we are most grateful. It would seem that NRW continue to treat anglers with contempt! AT press release follows

Natural Resources Wales Board Ignores 83% Consultation Response and Supports Mandatory Catch and Release of Salmon

Anglers reacted in dismay when the Board of Natural Resources Wales […]

Draft letter from the Angling Trust to Lesley Griffths AM Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs.

Unfortunately the system will not let me add the Angling Trust Logo Angling Trust

Eastwood House

6 Rainbow Street

Leominster

Herefordshire HR6 8DQ

17th May 2018 By email to: Correspondence.Lesley.Griffiths@gov.wales

Dear Ms Griffiths,

As you know, the Angling Trust is the representative body for all disciplines of angling with thousands of individual members […]

Happy New Year from the Campaign Team

We wish you all a very happy new year, good health and many tight lines.

From the recent activity on this site, you could be forgiven for thinking that wed have ceased activities: not so.

We are actively contacting NRW management, M.P.’s and A.M’s with regard to the proposed changes in salmon and sea trout […]

NRW Fisheries Newsletters January 2018

Please click on the link below to view the newsletters

 

Jan 2018 Builtin Cymraeg

Jan 2018 Builtin English

Fish stocks 'not being protected' by Natural Resources Wales

Click this link to see the BBC item on this subject. For the record, NRW enforcement staff are generally hard working and dedicated, there are just far too few and the few working really hard feel they are overworked, under resourced and desperate to be able to do the job properly. CLICK HERE Thanks to […]

NRW Salmon And Sea Trout Catch Controls 2017 CONSULTATION

This is the link to the consultation documents and response form NRW advise us that you may respond by letter/email but they would prefer you to use the form. We urge you to follow this link and respond: Thank you.

CLICKHERE When you get to the page, scroll down to the bottom where there is […]

Otters and predation on fisheries

I thought you may like to look at the two links below, both of which relate to otter predation on fisheries

href=”https://www.predation.co.uk/mission-statement“>Click here

href=”href=”https://www.predation.co.uk/predator-press”>Click here”>Click here

Trout and Salmon Magazine against compulsory C&R

Andrew Flitcorft, the editor of Trout and Salmon Magazine has kindly allowed us to publish his Editors Letter as included in the September issue. Thank you Andrew and Trout and Salmon Magazine

His view:

“Anglers are once again being used as political pawns by authorities who haven’t got the balls to deal with the […]

Wales, the first country in the world to leave a species to become extinct? In this case salmonids.

NRW have replied to the FOI request by saying they did not make any such comment. 4/10/17 This a a quote taken directly from a letter produced by Angling Trust and Afonydd Cymru and sent to Lesley Griffiths A.M. Cabinet Secretary. We are awaiting a response to a freedom of information request for a […]

Salmon trapped in hydro turbine

Chris, thought you would be interested to see this video on you tube. NRW have been advised that this happens and have been asked to reconsider their fish pass designs on hydro schemes. We await a response.

Click here to see video

Welsh Government Consultation: canoeists again!

The Welsh Government is consulting on

Taking forward Wales’ sustainable management of natural resources This consultation includes Page 38. Proposal 11

To amend or revoke the following list of restrictions on access, provided in Schedule 2(1) of the CRoW Act 2000:

(b) uses a vessel or sailboard on any non-tidal water;

(c) has with him […]

Mark Isherwood A.M. speaks out for anglers: again

 

Wednesday June 7th 2017

PROTECT OUR FISHERIES

Following the publication of a report highlighting a “serious decline in fishing in Wales”, North Wales Assembly Member Mark Isherwood has called for a Welsh Government Statement on the protection of fisheries in Wales.

Speaking in this week’s Business Statement, […]