Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Review freshwater rod fishing bylaws reduce daily limit of course fish taken.
Closed
38 signatures
What the petition asks
Review the freshwater rod fishing bylaws to reduce the daily limit on number of course fish taken in an attempt to reduce depletion of stock.
At the moment, the bylaws state that each day an angler is permitted to take from rivers:
1 pike (up to 65cm)
2 grayling (30cm to 38cm)
15 small fish (up to 20cm) including barbel, chub, common bream, common carp, crucian carp, dace, perch, rudd, silver bream, roach, smelt and tench
Many anglers have witnessed a depletion in numbers of fish stocks in their local venues.
This is unsustainable if we continue to permit anglers to take this number of fish per person, per day!
1 pike (up to 65cm)
2 grayling (30cm to 38cm)
15 small fish (up to 20cm) including barbel, chub, common bream, common carp, crucian carp, dace, perch, rudd, silver bream, roach, smelt and tench
Many anglers have witnessed a depletion in numbers of fish stocks in their local venues.
This is unsustainable if we continue to permit anglers to take this number of fish per person, per day!
Timeline
| 16 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
38
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
16 Feb 2021
Closed
16 Aug 2021
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