17 April 2025
2025: Bluefin Tuna Recreational Fishing Permit Applications Open
Today (Thursday 17th April 2025), the UK Government has opened applications for permits to participa…
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13 August 2024
Bluefin tuna are here: the recreational catch and release…
Bluefin tuna are here and the first weekend in August saw the opening of the recreational catch and…
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08 December 2023
DEFRA announces intention to establish a Bluefin Tuna Catch…
Three of the biggest stakeholder representative bodies in a future recreational bluefin tuna fishery…
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25 August 2023
Government seeks views on a catch and release bluefin…
The bluefin tuna scientific research programme – CHART – is now in its third and final…
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17 July 2023
Recreational Bluefin Tuna Fishery Consultation Launched
Defra have today (Monday 17th July 2023) launched a consultation on ‘Permitting regimes for t…
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29 June 2023
CHART 2023 Confirmed
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today (Thursday 29th June 2023) confi…
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06 March 2023
Angling Trust and UK Bluefin Tuna Association response to…
The UK government, on behalf of the UK and its devolved administrations, has submitted its Atlantic…
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20 December 2022
Angling Trust meets with the Fisheries Minister to progress…
The Angling Trust, along with the UK Bluefin Tuna Association, have met with the Fisheries Minister…
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23 May 2022
Bluefin Tuna CHART 2022 Open for Applicants
On Monday 23rd May 2022, applications for the 2022 English CHART (CatcH and Release) programme for A…
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28 April 2022
Positive news on bluefin tuna
Representatives from the Angling Trust and Bluefin Tuna UK met with Fisheries Minister Victoria Pren…
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23 April 2021
Bluefin tuna: government give go ahead for “citizen science”…
A science-based recreational bluefin tuna fishery has been given the green light by Defra. This new…
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04 August 2020
Anglers anger at Defra’s refusal to support UK programme…
Bluefin Tuna UK, the Angling Trust, and over 70 charter boat skippers have expressed their anger at…
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