dustycat

I am really shocked at this complete back door proposal for the sea fishing licence. Isn’t it yet again another stealth tax we would have to pay, all in the name of conservation. At least thats what we are led to believe, but is it really going to improve fish stocks around the UK, I doudt it. Like everything with this greedy government it will become just another means of lining the governments pockets. I am a avid conservationist who is aware of the state of the sea and the fish stocks, but perhaps they should be looking at the fact the sea is over fished by gigantic trawlers from Iceland, Norway and many many more places. I am also a sea angler, who if I am lucky may catch one or maybe two fish every few months. But its not only the actual catching of the fish, but the freedom to fish when and where I choose along the coast of Britain. Like a previous comment I read, it is about the only past time/sport that is free. Apart from walking that is(at the moment!). How is it that we can allow yet another freedom to be taken away from us, and yet no one seems to even care or be aware. Is it the intention to employ hundreds of bailiffs to patrol our coast line to make sure we have a licence or maybe they intend to board small boats at sea to check for fishing rods and fish? Why is it that people won’t voice an opinion for someting that really matters too them, or maybe they do once something has gone. Too late then. We have eneogh taxes and licences to pay already in this country. Don’t let this become yet another rich mans sport. Why are there no petitions to MP’s? Come on Brits take a stance for once and be heard. We don’t want this sea fishing licence!!