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Please email any relevant information you would like included on the top left link. LATEST SEA NEWS CLICK HERE CLICH HERE FOR WELSH SEA FISH RECORDS _____________________________________________________________________________________ ![]() All rounder Angler Donald Williams from Porthcawl Landed this 20 lb blonde ray off sand bank at hutchings point porthcawl. Using a cocktail of bait. Donald also caught the Biggest Mirror Carp from Meadow Lake Near Nottage Porthcawl. (See Coarse Reports) _____________________________________________________________________________________ ![]() _____________________________________________________________________________________ NFSA ENGLAND TEAMS ANNOUNCED The National Team & Competition Group is pleased to announce that teams have been selected for various International events during 2007. The World Club Championships being staged in Belgium from 1/8 June is the first event. England will be represented by two teams: Worthing SAC comprising of Mike Perfect, Colin Carey, Alan Gilbert, Mike Kempster and Paul Stevens. SAMF will also be sending a team to the event, comprising of Malcolm Stote, Mark Pinder, Ian Bowell, Nick Hayward and Andy Gallagher. The NFSA will be hosting the Home International Boat Championships at Weymouth during June under the watchful eye of Manager Ray Ashby, the team comprises of: Steve Clements, Paul Hart, Cliff Newbold, Richard Russell, David Shay, Perry Dack (reserve). The Home International Shore Championships for seniors, youth and juniors will be held towards the end of June in Ireland. Seniors Wayne Harriman, Julian Shambrook (new cap), Rob Marshall, Bill Lindfield (new cap), Neville Charlesworth, Dave Lane (reserve) Norman Berry (Manager). Youth: Louie Smith, Darren Bond (new cap), Neil Hargreaves, Luke Hutton, Paul Lingham, Ben Lloyd (reserve), Joe Hyde (Manager). Juniors: Scott Hesling (new cap), James Lane, Daniel Warman (new cap), Steven Rathbone (new cap), Luke Mooring, Adam Smith (reserve), Joyce Rogers (Manager). England will be defending their title during the World Boat Championships being held in Belgium, the selectors decided to send a squad of six to the event under the leadership of Neil Bryant, the squad comprises of: Bob King, Ray Barron, Richard Russell, Rolf Marschaleck, Colin Searles and Glen Milligan. The World Youth & Junior Shore Championships takes place in France during September, the teams comprise of Youth: Ben Lloyd, Paul Lingham, Luke Hutton, Neil Hargreaves, Louie Smith. Alan Gilbert (Manager). Juniors: Adam Smith, Oliver Hopkins (new cap), Callum Richardson, Robbie Taylor (new cap), Jamie Morgan, Scott Hesling (reserve), Chris Clark (Manager) The World Ladies and Men's Senior Shore Championships will be held in Brazil during October. Ladies: Sherryl Bellfield, Heather Lindfield, Pauline Ferry, Wendy Metcalfe, Averil Moon (new cap), Adele Smith (reserve), Bill Lindfield (Manager). Mens: Ian Golds, Darren Phillips, Lee Cullen, George Smith, Colin Provins (new cap), Bernard Westgarth (reserve), Richard Prosser (Manager). A squad for the long slinging of sea weights (casting) was also approved: Lee Adams, Stephen Boyt, Ben Bradstock, Stephen Crimmens, Garry Dickerson, John Hodgson, David Hughes, Neil Jones, Tony Jones, Steven Morris, Roger Mortimer, Dennis Retter and David Richardson. One or two teams will be selected after three casting heats have been held, depending on results. The Chairman of the National Team & Competition group, Chris Clark, would like to thank all the team managers and selectors for another successful year which has resulted in our shore anglers being ranked number one in the world while our boat anglers are ranked number two in the world, a tremendous achievement. Much of this success is down to the squad system which has been devolved over the past few years, a special word of thanks for all those who have both attended and given up their time as coaches during these events. Chris Clark would also like to thank his Vice Chairman, Geoff Knight, for his support during the past twelve months and Eric Gerrey who remains as secretary of the group for his work throughout the year. Thanks also to the staff in the office for administration and support. At the group's annual meeting a small
dedicated Competition sub group under the chairmanship of Geoff Knight
was also formed. This group, which comprises of Joyce Rogers, Paul
Lawson, Dave Harris and Brian Owen will be setting out to organise
small boat, large boat and open shore competitions for both seniors and
juniors at some time in the future. The newly formed group will be
meeting again shortly to sort out details for at least two events which
are planned for the coming year. This is certainly an exciting new
development which can only enhance the reputation of the NFSA. Steve Fedrick with a superb boat caught cod of
33lb 13oz. The fish was caught half a mile from Watchett Harbour on the
private boat "Orfords Girl" owned by Scott Smy and his father. The
fish was weighed at Clive's Tackle in Plymouth. Tackle used was a
Daiwa SL20SH, Daiwa Powerlift 2-8oz uptide rod and 15lb line. Trace was
2 x 4/0 Sakumas, pennel rigged and baited with crab and lug. Steve
is a shore angler who boat fishes just 2 or 3 times a year. It just
goes to prove that there's no justice in sea angling, just joking
Steve, a great catch. _______________________________________________________________________________________________
New
landing
size for bass from next April "I think in the short term this will involve some pain for some fishermen, particularly inshore fishermen in the south west. In the medium to long-term they will benefit from the increased landing size and the increased numbers of bass in exactly the same way as the recreational fishermen will." The vast majority of the beneficiaries would be British fishermen "because the bass are moving within our own waters" where foreign fishermen did not have access. Opening the annual fisheries debate Mr. Bradshaw announced that in 2005 the value of landings by British commercial fishing vessels increased for the second year running to £571 million a rise of 11 per cent. Exports had risen by four per cent to £925 million. He said recreational sea anglers also made a very significant contribution to the UK economy but in his view their interests had not always been sufficiently recognised in fisheries management. "We have tried to make sure their interests are better represented, for example on inshore fisheries management bodies and we are currently working closely with recreational angling interests to take this approach forward with a recreational sea angling strategy for England in the New Year." Bill Wiggin, the Conservative fisheries
spokesman, said recreational sea angling in the EU, including that in
Britain, was worth up to 10 billion Euro and that both angling and
commercial fishing were entirely reliant on the same natural resource,
the publicly-owned fish stocks in inshore waters. The overarching issue
confronting both sectors was the need to stop over exploiting fish
stocks in inshore waters and develop conservation programmes to improve
the quality and quantity of fish in the sea. The fishing industry, he
said, looked vulnerable and fragile as ever. The government and the EU
had not yet struck the balance between the environment and the economic
needs of British fishermen. "An atmosphere of gloominess and pessimism
has once again descended over our fishing communities as they await the
outcome of the EU December fisheries council and their future for the
next 12 months." Anthony Steen, MP for Totnes, said that while the
picture might look rather gloomy in many parts of Britain, in Brixham
fishermen were rather optimistic and were having "a booming trade with
lobster and crabs in abundance." Kevin Legge, a member of Combe Martin Sea Angling Club has smashed the British shore record for tope during a session at a rock mark near Lynmouth on bonfire night. The tope weighed in at 66lb, obliterating the previous record of 58lb 2oz set by Barnstaple angler Ray White in 1982. The fish took a flounder fillet presented on pennel rigged 8/0 hooks to a wire trace. The powerful fish took over a hundred yards of line on its first run, Kevin was forced to do battle holding the rod high in the air as his twenty pound line came perilously close to a jagged rock outcrop. Eventually the huge fish was brought to the shoreline and lifted from the water by Kev's fishing partner Adrian Alford. It immediately became apparent that Kevin had caught something special when the scales they were carrying bottomed out at 55lb. Although Kevin and Adrian tried for nearly an hour to revive the fish it died so they decided to get the fish officially weighed. The fish was officially weighed eight hours later at Gratton's Butchers shop in Barnstaple. Kevin had been targeting tope for three nights in perfect conditions, certain that success would come. Kevin's previous best tope held Combe Martin Sea Angling Clubs record at 53lb 12oz and was caught in 1992. Tackle used was a Zziplex ZTI rod with a Daiwa SLX 30 SHV reel loaded with 20lb Berkley Trilene line to a pennel rig consisting of an 8/0 Owner top hook and an 8/0 Varivas Big Mouth for the bottom hook.![]() _____________________________________________________________________________________ EFSA EUROPEAN SHORE FISHING CHAMPIONSHIPS A party of 12 anglers set off to represent Wales in the latest European Federation of Sea Anglers (EFSA) European Shore Championships hosted by the Irish section, from 1st to 5th November, at Kilmuckridge, in County Wexford on the south east coast of Ireland. Anglers from other countries also taking part included England, Ireland, Scotland, Holland & Germany. Fished over 3 days, in what can only be described as balmy weather conditions with bright sunshine and little wind, meaning catching would not be easy, the Welsh contingent acquitted themselves admirably when come the presentation dinner every one of them picked up some of the spoils. The Welsh A team of Ken Gainfort (St. Ishmaels) (Captain), Steve Tucker (Skewen), Haydn Cole (Lamphey) and former European Champions, Phil Lustig (Stackpole) in 1998 in Tenby & Alan Cheswick (Pembroke Dock) in 2002, Bray, Co Wicklow, Eire, narrowly missed out on the team Gold Medal. They took the Silver Medal finishing up second to England A but pushed the home side, Ireland's A team, into third place. In the individual event, once again the English anglers triumphed with Brian Booker taking the Gold pin from Dave Lovelock. Top Welsh rod, Steve Tucker, was third, taking the Bronze pin with Ken Gainfort fourth, but things were very close there being only 1 point separating each of the first four places. However, Ken & Steve won the pairs event quite easily, and together with Steve Lewis (Llangunnor) and Shane Tucker (Milford Haven) also won the team of four event, pushing the English into second in both cases. The Tuckers (not related) also managed second in the Executive four man team event with Ken and Phil in third and Alan and Haydn in the fourth placed team. The other members of the squad, John O'Connor (Cosheston), Andrew Skeels (Lamphey), Leigh Rogers (Milford Haven), Bob Elworthy & Steve Davies (both of Pembroke Dock), all featured in the daily pools and super pools for most fish, longest fish etc., which made it a most successful end to the competition. The Irish section must be thanked for their, once again, superb organisational skills in hosting such a cracking event and for their hospitality which as usual was second to none. ____________________________________________________________________________________________Western Isles - Holiday Home for sale on
Bernera, Isle of Lewis. Free GAME FAIR
2006 Rays are now showing to shore rods at
Caernarfon, Trefor, Ty Croes and Cable Bay. Ragworm/crab cocktails
working well for them on a long trace. Mainly thornbacks but a blonde
ray and small eyed ray caught together at Ty Croes.Dee estuary slowed a
bit but still giving good catches of codling. Mostyn best at low water. Press release from the
Sea Anglers' Conservation Network http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/news/articles/720.html The
shore team manager is
pleased to announce the following teams to represent
Wales in the Home and World Internationals in 2006 Home
Nations Scotland June
the 28th -1st of July venue to be confirmed
1. Mark Cowel 2. Jamie Pickup 3. Cliff Wilkins 4.
Rob Mitchell 5. Phil House World
Portugal 1.
Franco
Attanassio 2.
Pete Corker 3.
Joe Arch 4.
Gerald John Cyril Cross ( wild card)
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A 23lb cod has been caught by a lucky angler. Visit
www.victoriapierangling.co.uk for more details and pic. There'll be a kayak sea angling meet on 1st January at
Llandudno North Shore. Any sea angler out there with a kayak or a canoe
can take part. Just e-mail
glyn.hope@btopenworld.com It'll be a great way to start the
new year with stunning Orme scenery.Also, for shore anglers the NWSA
Christmas match on Sat 17th Dec at Llandudno North ________________________________________________________________________________________________ NWSA
Christmas 2005 Match Open Saturday December 17th Starts 7pm Finish 11pm A warm sheltered area will be put up near the boating pool with hot food and drink available for those (especially children) who wish to take a bit of a break from fishing in the cold. Rules Best fish only (recorded on scorecards signed by 2 other anglers.) Dogfish and eels do not count unless no other species caught. Scorecards cannot be signed by family or friends. No wading out to cast. No lines in the water before 7pm All lines out the water by 11pm One rod per angler Max 3 hooks per rod No bait bans. Limits are from 300 yards left of boating pool to the bungalows. For any questions about this match e-mail glyn.hope@btopenworld.com
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DOGFISH
BANNED Dogfish
will not count at next weeks NWSA match. This is to keep thecompetition
competative towards more worthwhile species like bass, whiting,
flatties etc. Best ___________________________________________________ www.aboutjersey.net/do/watersports/sea_angling.html From: "mike edwards" <mike.edwards38@ntlworld.com> To: <angling-news@cardiffcity.net> Date: 11/17/03 00:10:49 Subject: I caught a Sea Bass hello,.....I caught a Bass off penarth beach @ 7.30pm on the 15th nov yesterday, the fish was 1oz short of 12 LBs. could you tell me what the welsh record is for bass, i dont think my fish is anywhere near it, but I would like to know how big the record is for bass caught in wales from the beach. I have a few pictures of my bass...some taken on the beach and some when i got it home. I dont know if anyone would like the pictures...its a lovely fish Regards Mike A report published today confirms the significant role played by sea angling in England and Wales. The report - by the economists Drew Associates - was commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to provide a clearer picture of sea angling activity in England and Wales and of its contribution to local economies. Following extensive research and surveys of sea anglers and other stakeholders, the report concludes that 1.1 million households in England and Wales contain at least one person who had been sea angling in the past year, and that demand for sea angling is stable, or possibly even increasing. While noting that conclusions on the economic contribution of sea angling have to be made with care, the report estimated total annual expenditure by sea anglers resident in England and Wales at around £538 million per year. Welcoming the report's publication, Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw, said: "This report shows the significant contribution sea anglers make to Britain's economy while fishing sustainably. "Sea anglers are of course recognised as stakeholders in the management of fish stocks. In addition to their regular meetings with officials to discuss a range of issues, angling representatives will be fully involved in considering the recommendations on fisheries management made in the recent report from the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. I also hope that anglers will take the opportunity to participate in other fisheries management initiatives, such as Regional Advisory Councils. "Against this background, this report will make a valuable contribution to informing future policy consideration."
WORLD SHORE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Championship, which was fished off the Belgian beaches, saw few fish recorded, with success depending on locating the few large fish available.The Welsh team comprised Alan Price, Mike Flynn, James Frazer, Joe Arch, Colin Richards.The England’s men’s team comprised Steve Allmark, Dover, Kent; Chris Clark, Lymington, Hants; Ian Golds, Havants, Hants; Trevor Rooney, Eastbourne, Sussex and George Smith, Grimsby, Lincs. The manager was David Rowe. Result: 1 Portugal, 8pts; 2 Wales, 15 pts; 3 England, 19 pts. Individual: 1 Alan Price, Wales, 31pts, 2 Ricardo Silva, Portugal, 43pts; 3 Mario Verissimo, Portugal, 66 pts. RAGWORM FARM Huge ragworm farm for Wales Wednesday 18th September 2002 APPROVAL has been granted for massive new 160-acre bait farm to be built in west Wales. Councillors gave the thumbs up to the ragworm farm scheme on Thursday, and those behind the Carmarthenshire project will now apply for a European grant to help them complete the £4.5m project which is expected to create up to 130 jobs. Dragon Baits LTD already employ 14 people at their aquaculture enterprise in Baglan, Port Talbot. Works manager Tony Smith claims Wales is world leader ragworm farming and the development at Pendine will enhance this position. Campaigners against the scheme had claimed a bordering site of special scientific interest would be adversely affected as they feared the ponds could pollute beaches in Pendine and the estuary, affecting cockle beds in Carmarthen Bay. The Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) and The Countryside Council for Wales were among those who raised concerns over the plans, but their fears were dismissed and if funding is granted work will begin next year. Giant Squid Tsunamis Causes and effects
(1) The word Tsunami comes from the Japanese language and means ‘harbour wave’. They are giant waves which are produced when movements deform the seafloor, by volcanic eruptions and landslides. Tsunamis of tectonic origin The main cause of earthquakes is linked to the tectonic plates and the forces produced by their movements. Tectonic seismic activity which causes tsunamis takes place at the edges of these plates in zones where one plate slides horizontally past another (the San Andreas fault in California), where one plate is moving away along the ocean ridges or continental valleys (the East African rift), where one plate collides with another (around the Pacific, North Mediterranean, Iran, Himalayas). Tsunamis of tectonic origin are caused by underwater shock-waves which spread to the surface of the water in the form of waves which are hardly noticeable in the open sea (less than 1 metre in height) but are very spectacular near the coast where they can reach 30 metres in height). They differ from surface waves which are produced by the wind. Tsunamis start on the seafloor and generate colossal energy. When they approach the coast tsunamis are transformed : the speed of the wave in deep water which can be between 500 and 800 km/hour decreases considerably when approaching the coast (less than 50 km/hour) whilst the wave retains its energy. As the speed decreases in shallower waters the wave swells to several metres or even several tens of metres in height as it approaches the coast. Due to their enormous energy these giant waves are capable of flooding the coast, tearing up trees, crushing houses and removing all the sand from beaches and vegetation from the coast. The worst tsunamis of telluric origin have been caused by violent earthquakes where the epicentres were on the ocean floor or near the ocean. The (previous) worst tsunami of the 20th century took place in May 1960. It was caused by a very violent earthquake in Concepcion in Chile and there was enormous loss of life due mainly to the large areas concerned (Chile, the Hawaiian Islands, Japan, the Philippines) and the spectacular height of the waves: 18 metres in Chile, 11 metres in the Hawaiian islands (Hilo bay), 9 metres in Japan. There was also the great tsunami of 26th January 1700 produced by a earthquake in the region of Cascadia (off the west coast of Canada and the United States) which caused giant waves on the Island of Vancouver and other waves which crossed the Pacific ocean causing havoc on the Japanese coasts. Japan is very vulnerable and has been hit by seismic waves throughout its history. Going back much further to 869 hundreds of villages on the coast of Sanriku were destroyed causing thousands of deaths (in 1361 a tsunami in the same region destroyed 1700 homes), also in 1361 seismic waves swept across the peninsula of kii killing 500 people… in 1896 the Meji Sanriku tsunami caused 27 000 deaths and thousands of injured… in 1923 Tokyo was hit by an earthquake which killed 100 000 inhabitants and was followed by a seismic wave of 18 m in height in Atami bay… in 1933 incredibly big waves caused the death of 3 000 people… in 1944 and 1946 other tsunamis claimed several thousand victims and the destruction of many homes… Recently in 1993 a tsunami on the Island of Okushiri (off the west coast of Hokkaido) caused by an earthquake of 7,8 on the Richter scale killed over 150 people.. This wall of water 30 feet high is the highest wave recorded in the 20th century. Also in the Pacific on 5th March 2002 an earthquake with its epicentre in the sea (magnitude 6,8 on the Richter scale) shook the south of the Philippines and caused a tsunami. This phenomenon also took place in 1965 in the gulf of Moro and caused 5 000 deaths, 10 000 injured and the homelessness of 90 000 people… In Colombia in 1979 an earthquake with its epicentre in the south-west of the country caused a giant wave which destroyed several fishing villages and killed hundreds of people… Tsunamis of volcanic origin are rarer occurrences but can be just as spectacular. Records show that in BC 1480 a volcanic eruption in Santorin (in the cyclades off the south east coast of Greece) produced a gigantic tsuanmi which annihilated most of the Minoan colonies of the Aegean Sea. The legend of Atlantis may well be based on this disaster… More recently in 1883 one of the largest volcanic erputions in history took place in Indonesia resulting in the collapse of the crater of Krakatoa which caused a tsunami which flooded hundreds of kilometres of coast in Java and Sumatra. Waves from 15 to 30 m in height submerged the coasts up to 3 or 4 kilometres inland destroying 300 towns and villages and causing the death of nearly 40 000 people. Tsunamis caused by landslides have more limited consequences but the destruction can still be spectacular. The damage is in proportion to the size of the landslide. In 1963, 260 million cubic metres of stone, earth and trees slipped into the retaining lake in the valley of Vajont in Italy causing giant waves each containing 25 million cubic metres of water which caused the death of 2 000 people in the Italian villages of Longarone, Castellavazzo, Erto and Casso. It seems that tsanamis can also be produced by large explosions or by meteorite impacts at sea… In both these cases, as with landslides, the phenomenon is spectacular but only affects neighbouring zones.
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