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UPPER TRENT ROD LICENCE BLITZ NETS ILLEGAL ANGLERS


Environmental Panorama
London – United Kingdom
May of 2006

12-May-2006 - Thirteen anglers were caught fishing without a rod licence by Environment Agency officers over the May Bank Holiday weekend on waters in the Upper Trent area.

"Enforcement teams made checks on 397 anglers at 39 waters across Staffordshire and the West Midlands between April 29 and May 1 and caught 13 illegal anglers who were cheating honest anglers," explained Environment Agency Head of Fisheries Dafydd Evans.
Fishing without a licence is an offence and those caught fishing illegally face tough penalties, including fines of up to £2,500 and a ban from fishing. But the message is sinking in for Upper Trent anglers. The evasion rate for Upper Trent this time stands at 3.27% compared with 7% in the May 2005 blitz for England and Wales as a whole (and 6% for England and Wales this time).

"Our officers directed maximum effort to rivers and lakes where we believed cheats would be present. People who fish without a licence are cheating the system and their fellow anglers. Around £19m is raised through rod licences and invested in fisheries work that benefits all anglers, fish stocks and the waterside environment. We will continue with our blitz programme to bring rod licence evasion down."

Over 80% (82.05%) of all Upper Trent waters visited had no offences detected, compared with 80% for England and Wales. A number of anglers believed a licence was valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. This is not the case. All rod licences expire on March 31. The reminder comes after almost £600,000 was paid in fines and costs by more than 4,600 illegal anglers across England and Wales in 2005. On average, these illegal fishing trips cost anglers £128 each in fines and costs. A full season coarse and trout licence costs just £24.

"Our staff are better equipped than ever. With access to databases at the switch of a mobile phone enforcement officers can verify address and licence details, including whether they purchased a licence the previous year. All this makes catching licence evaders an easier process," continued Dafydd.

More information:

Rod licences are available from:

1. Every Post Office in England and Wales (c 15,000)

2. By telephone (for Full and Junior Concessionary licences only) on

0870 1662 662

3. On-line (for Full, Junior Concessionary, 8-day and 1-day licences only) at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/rodlicence

4. Through Direct Debit (for Full and Concessionary licences only) at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/rodlicence. There is also a Direct Debit helpline on 01925 542 400.

Anglers are eligible for a concessionary licence if:

Aged 12 to 16 inclusive (Junior)
Aged 65 years or over (Senior)
Have a blue badge
Blue badges are available to those who:

Receive the higher rate of the mobility component of the disability Living Allowance
Receive War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement
Are registered blind
Have a motor vehicle supplied for disabled people by a Government Health Department
Have a severe disability in both upper limbs, regularly drive a motor vehicle but cannot turn the steering wheel of a motor vehicle by hand even if that wheel is fitted with a turning knob
Have a permanent and substantial disability, which means you are unable to walk, or have very considerable difficulty in walking.

 
 

Source: Environment Agency – United Kingdom (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk)
Press consultantship (Neha Atri)
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