Defra has asked the Angling Trust, as the Governing Body for all angling in England to help promote these new restrictions to the sea angling community.
We are asking all sea anglers, clubs, tackle shops and charter skippers to read, forward, print and display a poster about the restrictions, which can be downloaded from the Angling Trust website HERE.
Defra will also disseminate the message further through its own media channels.
The poster describes the new rules for bass size limits and provides a link for more information:
- From 1 September 2015, if you catch bass under 42cm in size you must release them immediately.
- Please land bass carefully for the best survival on release. This gives female bass the chance to grow to spawning age.
- Recreational anglers may keep no more than three fish per day.
- The new rules are vital so that anglers can play our part in the recovery of bass stocks.
- You can find out more at: www.gov.uk/government/news/increase-in-bass-minimum-conservation-reference-size
