Meeting with Defra in August.

[Steve Coppolo]

I got a copy Defra's latest Newsletter, Fisheries Focus, through the post last week. It mentions that Defra are meeting with stakeholders to discusss amendements to the RSA strategy this month. Apparently, amendments are considered necessary because of the nature of some of the responses to the consultation.

 

As this newsletter went out over a week ago, you would think that those who will be attending the meeting, to represent me and you, would have used the forums to get an idea of what the revolting anglers actually want them to say to Defra. As they haven't, to my knowledge, done so; maybe they don't consider themselves as representative of anglers in general and have consulted their respective memberships instead? If that is the case, are there any members of the NFSA, SACN or BASS who have been consulted by their representatives?

 

They may claim that the revolting anglers have already been consulted, but that was on the RSA travesty as was, not the new amended version that they are about to write up.

 

I would also imagine that those who have been invited to attend the meeting will be sent a copy of Defra's summary of responses to the RSA travesty consultation, which is supposed to be out in August. Could anyone on the attendees list please tell us the date of the meeting and, also, when the summary of responses will be out?

 

Back to the origins of the thread.

 

As we now know that the meeting took place on Tuesday the 12th August, how about a report from someone who went along? What was said with regard to the responses and what was the outcome of the meeting? Are they going to amend the RSA strategy, or bin it altogether?

 

I've looked on the NFSA website, the SACN website and the BASS website and there isn't a mention of this meeting on any of them.

[barry luxton]

Back to the origins of the thread.

 

As we now know that the meeting took place on Tuesday the 12th August, how about a report from someone who went along? What was said with regard to the responses and what was the outcome of the meeting? Are they going to amend the RSA strategy, or bin it altogether?

 

I've looked on the NFSA website, the SACN website and the BASS website and there isn't a mention of this meeting on any of them.

 

I imagine the ammendments following the consultation are the interesting bits, like do defra really take note of what the ordinaries are saying, thats the revolting anglers by the way. Just wondering if the reps have put a toe in the water and found it too hot (let someone else put thier head up first) regarding rep proposels like more toilets and carparks, or have they just gone fishing.

[Leon Roskilly]

see:

 

http://www.sacn.org.uk/Conservation-and-Po...l-News/465.html

[wurzel]

see:

 

http://www.sacn.org.uk/Conservation-and-Po...l-News/465.html

 

 

 

DEFRA doing what they do best, about time the penny dropped Leon. You give up prime fishing time to sit with these muppets ?????

[barry luxton]

DEFRA doing what they do best, about time the penny dropped Leon. You give up prime fishing time to sit with these muppets ?????

 

 

Agree with that, if the mullet club do a reccey in weymouth harbour they will see where the 30% reduction of the stock are, there's thousands of them, never seen so many.

[Ken Davison South Wales]

This exactly what I was on about on the other thread, in fighting. Not just on this issue but on almost every thing that comes up.

 

In the end we trash ourselves and it is no wonder that the average angler decides to ignore conservation politics.

 

There will be a rod license enforced with hefty fines and loss of gear, there will be bag limits enforced with hefty fines and loss of gear, there will be no take zones and other forms of marine reserves, and yes RSAs will not influence the proceedings because other consolidated bodies are getting their arguments over much better whilst we continue to shred each other.

 

I am afraid we had our chance and blew it.