Angling Trust Announces Restructuring

[Ronessex]

Prepare yourselves.....Im hearing on the Grapevine a relaunch where it will be 'Compulsory' for ALL ANGLERS to join the AT with a 'COMPULSORY ROD LICENCE' which will include a fee payable directly too the AT for ALL anglers (Sea anglers as well)...I can see where this is now going.

Edited August 8, 2009 by Ronessex

[Leon Roskilly]

Prepare yourselves.....Im hearing on the Grapevine a relaunch where it will be 'Compulsory' for ALL ANGLERS to join the AT with a 'COMPULSORY ROD LICENCE' which will include a fee payable directly too the AT for ALL anglers (Sea anglers as well)...I can see where this is now going.

 

 

Hi Ron

 

I've missed you :wub:

 

Leon

[Elton]

Prepare yourselves.....Im hearing on the Grapevine a relaunch where it will be 'Compulsory' for ALL ANGLERS to join the AT with a 'COMPULSORY ROD LICENCE' which will include a fee payable directly too the AT for ALL anglers (Sea anglers as well)...I can see where this is now going.

 

Didn't this fall down before because of something to do with the current coarse/game licence being classed as a tax, or something, and it not being allowed to be paid to organisations?

 

(I'm hoping someone with a better understanding will clarify this).

[Leon Roskilly]

Didn't this fall down before because of something to do with the current coarse/game licence being classed as a tax, or something, and it not being allowed to be paid to organisations?

 

(I'm hoping someone with a better understanding will clarify this).

 

SEAFISH (The organisation that promotes the interests of the seafood industry, including the catching sector) is funded by a compulsory levy on all fish landed and all fish products imported into the UK.

 

The basis of the levy was recently challenged by an importer, but so far the courts are backing SEAFISH.

 

(see: http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.a...323538?UserKey= )

 

You can kinda see some precedent in the SEAFISH levy (could be a levy on fishing tackle and/or licence sales).

 

Especially as paid and trained representatives of SEAFISH, funded by the levy, are often at the same table as unpaid and unfunded volunteers from the RSA sector, lobbying the same civil servants and politicians, and professionally produced SEAFISH produce reports countering RSA arguments and economics are funded from the levy, whereas there isn't a similar 'pot' available to the RSA side.

 

(I wonder just how much SEAFISH could accomplish if they were working on voluntary contributions from fishermen and importers?)

Edited August 8, 2009 by Leon Roskilly

[Elton]

I think it would be a very unpopular move if this happened. I keep hearing that anglers are 'apathetic', but given the press coverage the AT have had, one has to wonder if maybe anglers aren't as stupid and lazy as people make them out to be and have just voted with their feet, perhaps?

[Ronessex]

Hi Ron

 

I've missed you :wub:

 

Leon

 

 

 

Hi Leon,prey tell me Im wrong because the way Im hearing things I am 100% correct.Please also state wether or not the AT are about to push for the Sea licence debate to be opened again as soon as possible in order to grab money from RSA? To be honest,I think that part of deal has already been done,it's just the timing of the announcement and the implementation of it that is now outstanding.

What are those words I hear bounded around by a few 'In the know' people.....'Licence and join the AT or lose it in 5 yrs'?

[Leon Roskilly]

Hi Leon,prey tell me Im wrong........

 

 

Sorry Ron, not my area, so I really can't shed any light on the many deliberations that are undoubtedly taking place.

[Elton]

Anyone know who's being made redundant? Has the Chief Executive stepped down?

[Ronessex]

Anyone know who's being made redundant? Has the Chief Executive stepped down?

 

About as much chance of that as an MP giving up there expenses or H.A taking up Beam Trawling.

[captain cojones]

nice to see you Ron.