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The Angling Trust campaigns for the issues that matter to you. Whether that’s fighting to keep our rivers flowing, battling the plastic pollution that’s suffocating our waterways or ensuring recreational angling has a voice at the table – we put your interests and those of our beloved sport at the heart of everything we do. 

By joining the Angling Trust, you can support our efforts to create a bright future for angling in the UK. 

Anglers Against Pollution

Because Fish Need Clean Water

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Campaigns
12 August 2021

Australian Bank takeover of Southern Water:…

We are concerned that the Australian independent investment bank, Macquarie, has been granted permis…
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Campaigns
06 August 2021

Angling Trust critical of River Mole…

The Angling Trust has criticised the “pathetic” fine handed down to a Devon company resp…
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Marine
02 August 2021

Progress on Admiralty Pier: Pushing for…

On Monday 26th July a public scrutiny meeting was held by Dover District Council to discuss the futu…
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Marine
29 July 2021

Angling Trust & Shark Hub UK…

On Sunday 25th July 2021 photographs circulated on social media featuring a large thresher shark cau…
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Marine
27 July 2021

Shark Hub UK: Porbeagle Point of…

As part of the Shark Hub UK collaboration a porbeagle point of capture database for private boat own…
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Campaigns
20 July 2021

Positive signs for agricultural pollution enforcement…

The Angling Trust has been campaigning hard for the Environment Agency to get a grip on the unsustai…
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Save Angling on Admiralty Pier

Admiralty Pier has been a mecca for sea anglers for over 100 years. Since 1903, the Dover Sea Angling Association have held events on the Pier. Now Dover Harbour Board are threatening to close Admiralty Pier to angling, for good. The Angling Trust is working with the Dover Sea Anglers Association to stop this happening.

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Our Campaigns

Freshwater

Campaigns - Living Rivers

Keeping Rivers Flowing

Each of us drink, wash, flush and waste more water than most other European countries. To meet this demand, too much water is taken from many of our rivers and groundwater. This is having a devastating impact, with some of our most important rivers, our chalk streams, drying up for much of their length. The Angling Trust is campaigning for less water to be sucked from these important habitats, for more water storage, fewer leaks, and more support to help us all use less water.
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Campaigns - Predation

Predation

We are continually fighting for cormorants to be added to the general license. Read about our progress on cormorants, and other predators, here.  
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River conservation Angling Trust

Clean & Healthy Water

Pollution from agriculture is killing our fish. The Angling Trust is fighting for better land management, better monitoring of water quality and proper enforcement to stop pollution from happening.
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Standing Up For Fish & Fishing

Through partnerships, like the Missing Salmon Alliance, we are working towards a healthier future for our fish and an even better one for angling in the UK. 
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Sea

UK Sea Fishing Angling Trust Marine Conservation

Reforming UK Fisheries Management

UK fisheries management, monitoring and enforcement must incorporate the interests and voices of sea anglers and we are pushing the Government to recognise us as valuable stakeholders.
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Campaigns - Offshore Fishing

Recreationally Important Species

From becoming leading ambassadors for science through our involvement in bluefin tuna and shark tagging programmes to supporting calls to protect our bass and wrasse, we are championing science, research, and best practice to secure the future of world class angling opportunities in the UK.
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Marine Protected Areas

Healthy seas and abundant fish stocks are vital for the future of our sport. We are working hard with other stakeholders to ensure the voice of recreational anglers is accounted for to protect the future of our seas.
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Past Campaigns

Fighting Hydropower

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Aquaculture Impacts

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Save Our Salmon

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#ProtectWater

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