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INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
CODES OF PRACTICE FOR STILLWATER FISHERIES

These codes aim to provide clear guidance and best practice to protect the environment and guard the welfare of coarse fish in stillwaters. They have been drawn up in discussion with the Commercial Coarse Fisheries Association and have been endorsed by the organisations listed below:-

The Moran Committee, which comprises of:-

Anglers Conservation Asociation (A.C.A.)
Anglers Trade Association (A.T.A.)
Association of Stillwater Game Fishery Managers (A.S.G.F.M.)
Atlantic Salmon Trust (A.S.T.)
Commercial Coarse Fisheries Association (C.C.F.A.)
National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives (NAFAC)
National Federation of Anglers (NFA)
National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA)
Salmon and Troat Association (STA)
Specialist Anglers Alliance (SAA)
Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers Ltd.
Welsh Salmon and Trout Association

Further information can be found in the advisory booklet ”The Management of Intensively stocked Stillwater Coarse Fisheries” published by the IFM.

HABITAT, NUTRITION and SPECIES SUITABILITY
MAINTENANCE OF WATER QUALITY, STOCKING DENSITIES and FISH HEALTH

PREDATION, COMPETITION and EXPLOITATION RATES