Source: Angling Trust
The ATr are asking anglers to complete the five minute survey HERE
The long term goal is to map the distribution and health of wild freshwater and marine fish using anglers as citizen scientists. Anglers are experts in fish behaviour and identification, and as such constitute a valuable, but underutilised, resource for fish population and environmental monitoring.
Angler observations will greatly improve the resolution of fish distribution data and provide information from many remote locations not covered by existing surveys and sampling. The data collected will help to improve fishery and fish health management and potentially the impacts of fish diseases.
This will also highlight changes in populations of endangered stocks and increase understanding of anthropogenic impacts on fish populations.
