Paul J Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Quote Angling Trust Media Release For Immediate Release Tuesday 7th April 2009 ---BEGINS--- Angling Trust goes it alone with data collection exercise The Angling Trust will be embarking on its own data collection exercise into Recreational Sea Angling (RSA) in the UK. This follows a series of difficult negotiations, which failed to find common ground in the way a DEFRA-sponsored survey on this subject would be carried out by CEFAS. The Angling Trust is disappointed that CEFAS has failed to provide simple reassurances about the collection and use of data which would have enabled the Trust to recommend to sea anglers that they should take part in this potentially crucial exercise. The Trust is very concerned that any data CEFAS collected would not reflect the true benefit of Recreational Sea Angling to the economy and that the survey might dramatically overstate the negligible impact of RSA on fish stocks compared to commercial fishing by failing to select a representative sample of anglers. Stuart McPherson, Chairman of the Trust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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