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TAKE YOUR LITTER HOME!! DO NOT TAKE ANY FISH FROM OUR VENUES - WE WILL PROSECUTE ANYONE CAUGHT STEALING OUR FISH If you’re planning to go fishing, make sure you’ve got a rod licence. If you don’t have a licence you could be fined up to £2500. Click here for more information
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Angling’s representative body, the Angling Trust, has launched a new web site
for anglers to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers
throughout the UK The Angling Trust succeeded in persuading the Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to carry out a review of the licensing procedures and he has stated that he is prepared to take “bold decisions”. As part of this review, the Trust needs data on the abundance of cormorants to convince the government to take decisive action. Anglers can record sightings and activity of cormorants anywhere in the UK, directly onto a Google Maps driven micro-site at www.cormorantwatch.org Users will also be able to scroll around the map and zoom in to view details of each recorded cormorant sighting and watch the real picture of cormorant predation in UK waters build up week by week. The Trust’s aim is to persuade DEFRA to simplify licensing procedures and allow greater controls on cormorant numbers. It is hoped that this data will also be factored into a wider pan European study on cormorants. If you see any cormorants on any Luton AC venue please report the sightings to the above website
If you can get a photo of a cormorant in the water or any fish with damage from
a cormorant, please send it to
brett.herdman@lutonac.org . |