Administrative Bodies
Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Fisheries Division
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR www.defra.gov.uk
Formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), this Government department organises research and regulates fisheries. For example, DEFRA controls the stocking of non-native fish such as grass carp.
Similar functions may be carried out in Wales and Scotland by:
National Assembly for Wales Agriculture Department (NAWAD) Fisheries Section
Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ www.wales.gov.uk
Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Division
Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen. AB9 8DB www.scotland.gov.uk
Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS)
Barrack Road, The Nothe Weymouth Dorset DT48UB
Lowestoft Laboratory Pakefield Road, Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0HT
www.cefas.co.uk
CEFAS is a Government agency carrying out fisheries research and regulation. For example, CEFAS controls imports of live fish from outside the UK.
Your regional Environment Agency office is listed in the 'phone book. The Agency carries out fisheries monitoring, maintenance, improvement and research. Its fisheries enforcement work includes issuing and checking rod licences.
Salmon and Trout Association
Fishmongers Hall
London Bridge
London EC4R 9EL.
Tel: 0207 283 5838
www.salmon-trout.org.uk
These organisations represent their member clubs, associations and individuals, and they are the main interface between angling and Sport England/Sport Wales. The three organisations have joined forces to form The Joint Angling Governing Body which has spearheaded developments in education and training in angling (see the section below on Training).
The National Angling Alliance is a joint group comprising the sport's governing bodies and three other influential parties (the Specialist Anglers' Alliance, the Angling Trades Association, and the National Association of Fisheries & Angling Consultatives) which is committed to protecting and promoting the sport. It offers a unified face for issues affecting all aspects of angling.
Contact addresses for the other three organisations which make up the NAA are;
Angling Trades Association, c/o Dr Bruno Broughton, Trenchard, Lower Bromstead Road, Moreton, Newport, Shropshire TF10 9DQ. Tel: 01952 691515; fax; 01952 691316. bruno.broughton@virgin.net
NAFAC, c/o Terry Mansbridge, Moat House, Station Road, Walpole Cross Keys, Norfolk PE34 4HB Tel 01553 829411. terry.mansbridge@klmatrix.co.uk
Specialist Anglers Alliance, c/o Chris Burt, 3 Great Cob, Springfield, Chelmsford Essex CM1 6LA Tel. 01245 262835. Info@saauk.org
The Moran Committee is a group of representative angling and fisheries bodies formed to advise and lobby Government departments and agencies over fisheries legislation and relevant issues.
Training in Angling and Fisheries
The Joint Angling Governing Bodies have developed Certificates in Coaching Angling which allow people to gain a nationally recognised qualification in teaching fishing. These courses are run at selected colleges around the country and by certain qualified trainers. For further details, contact the NFA, NFSA or S&TA
Full-time and short courses in fishery management are offered by a number of colleges around the country, most notably Brooksby Melton in Leicestershire (tel: 01664 850850; www.brooksbymelton.ac.uk), Sparsholt in Hampshire
(tel: 01962 776441; www.sparsholt.ac.uk) and Rodbaston in Staffordshire (tel: 01785 712209; www.rodbaston.ac.uk).
These courses are aimed at those people who want to work in recreational fisheries, Government bodies (e.g.Environment Agency), fish farms or the ornamental fish business. Some of the courses include angling and angling coaching.
The Institute of Fisheries Management (tel 0115 9822317) offers two correspondence courses in fishery management which provides people with the opportunity to learn from home.
Fisheries Consultants
There are a number of companies and individuals in the UK who are established consultants able to help angling clubs or individuals with fishery problems such as fish health or weed control. In the first instance, contact your local Environment Agency fishery officer; he or she may be able to help with problems directly or refer you to an appropriate private consultant.
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