”Sea Angling 2012” – what is that all about, you may ask?

Mar 27 2011 Sunday Sun

Well, after the failure of the last survey done by CEFAS to find out what, where, and how much we catch, this has taken its place.

And if we want a fair crack of the whip it looks as if we are going to have to participate – that is unless you want decisions about our sport made on the 40 samples from each of the 10 IFCA’s (Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authorities) on which the NFSAS is represented.

Unfortunately for us our sport is classed as an unregulated activity by most government departments, and the need for data was made clear regarding our obligation under the data collection framework (EU directive).

So Sea Angling 2012 is simply a project to collect information on shore and boat-based sea angling and the economic impact in England this year and next.

How will sea anglers benefit? Supposedly the information will help government and other bodies put into place policies that will put bigger fish – and more of them – into our seas.

Collection of the information will be in three parts. The first information will come via the MMO (Marine Management Organisation) from the ONS (office of National Statistics) to find out how many do go sea angling, how often and where.

The MMO will also be involved in the second part, gaining information from charter boats.

In the third part, CEFAS will again be left with the job of collecting information on shore-based and private boat anglers. Also there will be a detailed study of the economic value of sea angling.

For full details with more Q & A’s on “Sea Angling 2012”, email Ian Mathieson at Iain.Mathieson@defra.gsi.gov.uk for an electronic copy.

South Beach RAC, with support from Esh Group and Greenham Safety, are starting a “Be Smart-Be Seen” campaign and have 50 High Visibility Vests available at £3 each, all proceeds going to the RNLI. Contact Tony toneq@blueyonder.co.uk or mob 07855742405

EVENTS

April 15-17: North East Angling Show Seaburn Centre, Sunderland (Fri 10-5pm Sat 10-5pm Sun 10-4pm), entry £3 accompanied under12s free, encompasses Game-coarse-carp-sea-boats & kayaks. Flycasting demos, Q & A sessions, surfcasting demos. Details Sam Harris 0191 518 4561, e-mail samharris01@aol.com

NWSAL (Port Carlisle): catch/measure/convert 32snr 4jnrs fished, 36 w.i. 203flr. Team: 1st Maryport (match pts 780) (league pts 10); 2nd Workington (678) 8pts; 3rd Harrington (404) 6pts; 4th Rockhoppers (359) 4pts. Ind: 1st K Moore (Harr) 15 fish (match pts 288) (league pts 16); 2nd J Pattinson (M/port) 15fish (206) 15pts; 3rd M Laycock (W/ton) 11 fish (194) 14pts; 4th J Fleming (M/port) 11fish (179) 14pts; 5th J Dixon (M/port) 7 fish (138) 12pts; 6th P Taylor (W/ton) 9fish (136) 11pts; 7th S Hogan (M/port) 9fish (135) 10pts; 8th J Smith (W/ton) 8 fish (132) 9pts; 9th A Neesham (M/port) 9 fish (122) 8pts; 10th D Kirkbride (jnr) (W/ton) 6 fish (117) 7pts; 11th G Moore (Harr) 8 fish (116) 6pts; 12th S Smith (R/hops) 9 fish (115) 5pts.”A” league: 1st J Pattinson (M/port) 15fish (206) 16pts; 2nd M Laycock (W/ton) 11 fish (194) 15pts; 3rd J Fleming (M/port) 11 fish (179) 13pts; 4th J Dixon (M/port) 7 fish (138) 13pts; 5th P Taylor (W/ton) 9 fish (136) 12pts; 6th J Smith (W/ton) 8 fish (132) 11pts; 7th A Neesham (M/port) 9 fish (122)10pts; 8th S Smith (R/hops) 9 fish (115) 8pts; 9th M Armstrong (W/ton) 5 fish (95) 8pts; 10th T Whitehead(R/hops) 5 fish (82) 7pts; 11th K Nixon (M/port) 5 fish (76) 6pts; 12th B Bell (R/hops) 5 fish (69) 5pts. “B” league: 1st K Moore (Harr) 15 fish (288) 16pts; 2nd S Hogan (M/port) 9 fish (135) 15pts; 3rd D Kirkbride jnr 6 fish (117) 14pts; 4th G Moore (Harr) 8 fish (116) 13pts; 5th D Foster (W/ton) 6 fish (106) 12pts; 6th S Altham (W/ton) 6 fish (99) 11pts; 7th L Holliday (W/ton) 7 fish (98) 10pts; 8th E Neesham jnr (M/port) 6 fish (88) 8pts; 9th B Reeves (W.ton) 4 fish (60) 8pts; 10th G Lawson (M/port) 3 fish (58) 7pts; 11th D Pape (M/port) 4 fish (44) 6pts; 12th I Stamper (W/ton) 2 fish (30) 5pts. Jnrs 13-16: 1st D Kirkbride (W/.ton) 6 fish (117) 11pts; 2nd E Neesham (W/ton) 6 fish (88) 10pts; 3rd M Smith (W.ton) 3 fish (42) 9pts. Jnrs 8-12: K Litt (R/hops) 1fish (26) 11pts, l/f J Dixon/J Fleming/M Armstrong all flrs 42cm 32pts.

Workington & Dist SAC (Port Carlisle): 13snr 2jnrs fished 15 w.i. 78flr. 1st Mike Laycock 11flr (194match pts) 5 league pts; 2nd peter taylor 9flr (136) 4pts; 3rd Jimmy Smith 8flr (132) 3pts; 4th Daniel Kirkbride 6flr (117) 2pts; 5th Derek Foster 6flr (106pts) 1pt. Juniors: 1st Daniel Kirkbride 6flr (117) 5pts; 2nd Matthew Smith 3flr (42) 4pts. L/f Mark Armstrong flr 42cm 32pts.

Amble SAC juniors: River Aln: 1st Robert Cooperthwaite flr 1lb 7.5oz; 2nd Gordon Holland flr 1lb 1oz. Pairs: Robert Cooperthwaite & Connor Gray 1lb 7.5oz.

Longbenton & Seaton Burn (Tynemouth pier): 16f, 1st Les Harris 1lb 14oz, h/f pl 1lb 4oz; 2nd Tom Robson coal/wht 1lb 8oz; 3rd Matty Armstrong 1lb 2oz. Jnr: Michael Brennan coal 11oz.

Seaham SAC (clifford Plate): 57f, 5 w.i. 5pl 2flr for 3.31lb. 1st John Charlton (2) 1.02lb; 2nd Glen Cook h/f pl 0.68lb; 3rd Dave Bond (1) 0.67lb; 4th Ken Slater (1) 0.57lb; 5th George (1) 0.37lb. Pairs: 1st John Charlton on his own (2) 1.02lb; 2nd Glen Cook & Steve Wanless (1) 0.68lb, sealed weight (61) Ken Slater (60)

British Sea Anglers (Shields Big Beach): 15f, 15 w.i. 1st Mick Cave 334cm; 2nd Micky Kinnear 278cm; 3rd Col Green 234cm; 4th Adam Task 156cm; 5th Gary 154cm. £20 into the RNLI pot which stands at £68.

Ryhope: 82f, w.i. 10flr, 2coal, 1st John Lovett 2flr (max) 0.56kg; 2nd John Bryan 2flr 0.53kg; 3rd Tom Rathbone flr h/flat 0.42kg; 4th Barrie Stowells h/r/f coalfish 0.4kg. Jnr: 1st Matthew Winn 2flr 0.36kg.

Newbiggin AC (Last Chance Cup): 14f, 5 w.i. 8cod (fish Beacons/Amble), 1st Anthony Eke (3) 4-8-0; 2nd Billy Foster (2) 3-6-8; 3rd Mickey Heslop h/f 2-4-8.

B.O.T.A.C (Sunday League): 19snr 5jnr fished, 2 w.i. 1st Scott Hill (fishing his first match)coalfish 15oz; 2nd Wilf Reed flr. 0oz

South Shields AC: 10f, 2 w.i. 1st Mark Wilkinson h/f pl 15oz; 2nd Alan Scott pl 11oz (both Sth Shields pier).

Westoe SAC: 1st Mick Jewit 6 coal, 5.9lb; 2nd Norman Johnson 2coalies for 2.12lb, h/f 1.2lb.

Sunderland SAA: 13f, 2 w.i. 1st Gary Conlin flr 14oz; 2nd Steve Mordey r/ling 4oz.

Eastenders: 25f, 5 w.i. 4coal 1flr, jnt 1st Ian Ainsley, Barry Robson, Jimmy & Gareth Gardiner, all 15oz; 5th Steve Rackstraw flr 13oz.

Eastenders SAC: 17f, 4 w.i. 3 coal 1flr, 1st Tommy Tate coal 1-0-0 (Panns Bank); 2nd J Archer flr 14oz (Southwick); 3rd Ritchie Carr coal 13oz (Sth Shields big beach); 4th Steve Rackstraw coal 0-12-14 (Bus park).