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Portuguese anglers take steps towards Unity
By admin | May 12, 2008
Portugal has taken a step nearer to creating a single national organisation to represent the interests of the country’s recreational anglers.
Almost 30 of the country’s most important angling representatives – from angling clubs, associations and websites - met on February 23rd to discuss the formation of an official angling body.
And a working group has been set up to create the legal paperwork for the association. The working party includes Alberto Reis (Association Wild Water, APPA and Commission for the Defence of Recreational Fishing and Marine Resources); António L. Lemos (Commission for the Defence of Recreational Fishing and Marine Resources); Dinis Ermida (Mundo da Pesca), Élvio Mendonça (EFSA Portugal and Commission for the Defence of Recreational Fishing and Marine Resources); Fernando Corvelo (Associação Água Selvagem); Jó Pinto (Zuca); João Borges (Commission for the Defence of Recreational Fishing and Marine Resources); Luís Nabais; Paulo Santos and Ramiro Santos (www.pescador.com.pt).
The decision to form the all powerful association comes a year after the Portuguese government introduced a compulsory sea angling licence, which has had a disastrous impact on fishing tackle sales in the country.
There was very little consultation with anglers about the plan and lobbying is continuing to try and reverse the decision.
It also comes two months after the six main angling organisations in the UK - the Anglers’ Conservation Association; National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives; National Federation of Anglers; National Federation of Sea Anglers; Salmon and Trout Association; and Specialist Anglers’ Alliance – all agreed to the formation of a single body there.
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