Petition · past parliament

Save our Fishermen: Lobby for our fishermen to be allowed to gill net for bass.

Closed 249 signatures

What the petition asks

We are calling on George Eustice, the UK Fisheries Minister, to reject the Commission's proposals and not to cave in to angling lobbyist. A lot of our struggling small boat commercial fishermen (under 10’s) depend on netting sea bass to keep their businesses afloat.

Timeline

5 Dec 2016 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 249
Status Closed
Opened 5 Dec 2016
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.