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The EU Fishing Opps meeting finished at 2.00am this morning (19 December 2019).  It is a bitterly disappointing result for sea anglers who have supported our campaign for a law to stop fixed netters illegally targeting bass.  Our hopes were raised when the EU Commission included a

At this time of year commercial bass fishermen take advantage of the pre-spawning concentrations of bass that gather around the Cornish coast.  Most recently, social media posts are featuring fishermen in St Ives with photos like the ones featured below, showing boxes full of bass being landed.

A survey is under way for all fishers, both recreational and commercial, across the UK (excluding Scotland).  It forms part of the SBFC UK project being carried out by The Centre for for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).  Note the closing date for responses is 31 December