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25/01/05
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY/SAA MEETING
The Fisheries Department
of the Environment Agency held another very constructive Review
Meeting with the Specialist Anglers Alliance (SAA), at Bristol on
the 19th of January. Many areas of mutual concern were covered,
so although it would not be appropriate to publish all of the details,
we would like our members and anglers generally to be aware of the
main subjects covered. If you would like to know more, you are welcome
to contact the SAA.
1 Angling Politics
2 Fish Transfers and
Introductions
- Koi Herpes Virus (KHV)
disease research
- KHV status in UK law/fish
movements/notifiable status
- English Carp Heritage
Organisation (ECHO) research funding
- Fish Theft
- “Multi-lingual” information
sheet on fish conservation
- Section 30s re bait
transfers
3 Byelaws
- Retention of live-baiting.
- Eel conservation-legislation
- Eel conservation-general
- Crayfish
4 Otters
- Fisheries protection
research
5 Code of Conduct
- Code reprints
- Promotion in EA “Reel
Life”
6 BRFC coarse records
- New response times
for coarse records
- Import of Live Fish
Act (ILFA) 1980 species issues
- Species verification/DNA
research
For further information
from the SAA please contact; Tim Marks or Chris Burt, via email
on Info@saauk.org
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