Allow fishing on rivers during the close season from now until the 15/06/2020.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

This should be an immediate relaxation of the coarse fishing close season on all uk rivers.

To enable fishing on all rivers to help with social distancing and encourage people to get outside in relative isolation during these exceptional times.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since you started this petition the Government has said that everyone should stay at home and avoid non-essential travel. The Angling Trust have advised that fishing is not included in the permitted activities and anglers should refrain from fishing at present. You can read more here: https://www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp?section=29&sectionTitle=Angling+Trust+News&itemid=5240

We could accept a petition to abolish the closed season in general, if this is something you would like to happen.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

21 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
22 Apr 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Apr 2020

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