Petition · past parliament
Make it illegal to remove & keep any coarse fish from our rivers & lakes in UK
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Thousands of course fish and being taken from rivers and lakes each year to be eaten at home or sold. This, along with the introduction of otters and the invasion of cormorants on inland waters is having a devastating effect on our coarse fish numbers.
We need to make it illegal to take fish for our rivers and lakes and it is unsustainable and stocks are being dramatically reduced. This will only be effective if the Environment Agency and/or Police actively address this problem.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Sep 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.