RECREATIONAL FISHINGAN ANGLING TRUST PROPOSAL ON

Guidance to Ministers on permitting angling as asafe activity for mental and physical wellbeingduring the COVID-19 crisis.

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#WHENWEFISHAGAIN

A CAUTIONARYNOTE

The Angling Trust has been steadfast in its support for our NHS and co-operated fully with Government’smeasures to combat the spread of COVID-19. We wanted to ensure that our sport played its part in thenationwide effort to contain the spread of this dreadful virus. We have redeployed our staff to run a special COVID help and advice line to inform fisheries and anglingrelated businesses what they can and cannot do and what assistance is available to them. We have liaisedwith the police to ensure the correct interpretation of the Coronavirus Regulations defining essential travel andconfirming what work might be permissible on fisheries. However, as lifelong anglers we both know that the majority of anglers practise self-isolation and socialdistancing as a matter of course. Large crowds and successful fishing don’t mix and anglers tend to seeksolitude even in normal circumstances. With the Government now actively considering what activities and which restrictions could safely beconsidered for early lifting we judged that the time was right to present these proposals to ministers ahead ofthe next review. Our job is not to say when such a move could be made - that’s clearly the role of Ministersacting on medical and scientific advice. Our job is to set out the how and the why which is precisely what thisreport does. We demonstrate that angling in the UK could be permitted as a safe, healthy, beneficial outdoor activity andwhy it should take its position at the front of the queue when restrictions are reviewed. Through our work withother angling bodies, in this country and across the globe, as well as by consulting with experts acrossmultiple disciplines - we have delivered a set of phased guidelines under which angling could be safelypermitted without increasing the risk of COVID-19 transmission when the Government begins to easerestrictions. We are both extremely grateful to our network of contacts and experts here in Britain and across Europe whohave given us their time and experience to help us build a case on behalf of the angling community. Wewould particularly draw attention to the figures in appendix 1 which show that where limited forms of anglinghave been allowed to continue there have not been any negative impacts. We all appreciate the huge benefits that angling brings to our health and well-being, as well as the economicand social impact our sport delivers. Through this report the Angling Trust is demonstrating that there is a safeand sensible pathway to get us back on the bank without compromising the NHS or the country’s fight againstthis dreadful Coronavirus. We commend our report to Government and look forward to their response.

Angling Trust - When We Fish Again

INTRODUCTION

Jamie CookChief ExecutiveAngling Trust

Martin SalterHead of PolicyAngling Trust

RtHonMichaelGoveMP

ChancelloroftheDuchyofLancaster

CabinetOffice70Whitehall London SW1A2AS 21stApril2020

DearMrGove,

IwriteastheCEOoftheAnglingTrust,theNaLonalGoverningBodyforrecreaLonalfishing.Wehave

supportedthegovernment’sposiLonandguidancethroughouttheCOVID-19crisiswiththeclearmessage

thatanglersshouldstayathomeandstaysafe.

Weunderstandthegovernment’sownscienLstshaverecentlyadvisedthattheliUingofrestricLonson

outdooracLviLessuchasanglingwouldnotresultinariseoftheinfecLonrateabovetheall-importantR1

figure.AsyouandyourcolleaguesworktowardssafeandmeasuredopLonsforpermiWedacLviLesthe

enclosed12-pointplan,enLtledRecrea&onalFishing:Asocialdistancingac&vitywithimportantmentalhealthbenefitsthatcanbepermi;edascovid-19guidanceisreviewed,laysouttheguidelinesunderwhichwebelieverecreaLonalfishingcanofferenormousbenefitsincombaLngthementalhealthcrisis

wearelikelytofaceinthecomingmonths.

Inmanywaysfishingalreadycomplieswiththegovernment’sguidelines–itisanaturallyself-isolaLng

pasLmethatispracLsedalone,outdoorsincondiLonswhichrequiresocialdistancingtotakeplace.

RecreaLonalfishingtranscendssocialandphysicalboundaries,engagesable-bodiedanddisabled

parLcipantsalike,andwiththemajorityofthepopulaLonlivingwithin5milesofawaterwayitcansafely

andpracLcallybeachievedwithoutsignificanttravel.

Thereisalargeamountofevidenceofthebenefitsanglinghasonbothphysicalandmentalhealth–itis

prescribedbyanumberofNHStrustsasaproventherapyformentalwellbeing,andnumerousmilitary

chariLesandorganisaLonstocombatPTSD.

Importantly,withboththegovernmentandSportEnglandworkinghardtoensureindividualsremain

acLve,62percentofangling’sparLcipantsidenLfythesportastheonlyphysicalacLvitytheytake.

EnablingindividualstosafelyfishwillhaveaposiLveimpactonthosewhoperhapscannotrunorcycle,

andwhoareatgreaterriskofinacLvityandtheassociatedmentalhealthchallenge.Formany,thisistheir

onlyexercise.

ItisforthesereasonsthatasyouconsideraposiLvemeanstomoveforwardweofferasafe,credible,

proven,andevidence-basedsoluLon.

TheenclosedguidanceisfirmerthantheregulaLonsoperaLnginGermany,Holland,Norway,Denmark,

CzechRepublic,IrelandandothercountrieswhohaveallowedanglingtoconLnueasasafeandbeneficial

acLvitythroughoutthisperiod.Significantly,astheencloseddocumentdemonstrates,thosecountries

whohaveconLnuedtopermitrecreaLonalanglinghavealsobeenamongthemostsuccessfulinlimiLng

thespreadoftheCoronavirus.Anglingisalowrisk,outdooracLvitythatgovernmentcouldpermit

withoutriskofincreasingtransmissionratesofCOVID-19.

Asdetailedinthedocumentfishingisself-policing.WehaveanexisLngandestablishedregional

communitynetworkof500trainedvoluntarybailiffswithaninfrastructureforqualifyingandreporLngruralcrimeandpolluLonincidentstotheEnvironmentAgencyandPolice.RecreaLonalfishinginEngland

andWalesisdirectlylicensedbythegovernmentand,therefore,wecanensurethatourparLcipaLonis

closelymonitoredandthattheseguidelinesareadheredto.

Finally,recreaLonalanglinghasaposiLveimpactontheeconomyandcontributescirca£4bnperyearin

theUK.TheEuropeanAngler’sAlliancenotesthatinHolland,wherefishinghasremainedpermiWed,the

contribuLontotheeconomyhasnearlytrebledin2020withlicencesalesincreasingbyover30percent.

ThereiseveryreasontoexpectaconsiderableeconomicboostonceanglingresumesintheUK.

TheAnglingTrusthasstoodfirmlybehindthegovernmentinitsmessagingonCOVID-19andwewill

conLnuetodoso–wehaveprovidedguidancetoregionalpoliceforceswhoarereferencingourposiLon

intheiracLons.

WhenWeFishAgainissupportedbyourpartnerorganisaLonsincludingSalmon&TroutConservaLon,

Canal&RiverTrust,AnglingTradesAssociaLonandtheInsLtuteofFisheriesManagement.Itisstrongly

evidence-basedanddrawsonexperiencefromotherEuropeancountries.Theargumentssetoutinthis

papercouldequallyapplytoanumberofotheroutdoorsportsandacLviLesthatcanbeundertaken

withoutcompromisingsocialdistancingandadheretothegovernment’sfive-pointplan.

Iamavailableon07572231329andwouldbedelightedtodiscusstheimplementaLonofthisplanas

soonaspossibleandaheadofthenextreviewdueonMay7th.

Welookforwardtohearingfromyou

YoursSincerely,

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JamieCook

CEO–AnglingTrust

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RECREATIONALFISHING

ASOCIALDISTANCINGACTIVITYWITHIMPORTANTMENTALHEALTHBENEFITSTHATCANBEPERMITTEDASCOVID-19GUIDANCEISREVIEWED

Guidance toMinisters on permi1ng angling as a safe ac5vity formentalandphysicalwellbeingduringtheCOVID-19crisis.

KeyPoints:

• Anglingisnaturallyaself-isola1ng,socialdistancingsportandcouldbeallowedasa“permi:edac1vity”underthegovernment’scurrentguidance.

• Angling transcends social and physical boundaries, engages able bodied and disabled par1-cipantsandwithwelloverhalfthepopula1onlivingwithin5milesofawaterwayitcansafelyandprac1callybeachievedwithoutsignificanttravel.

• Thereisalargeamountofevidenceoftheimportantbenefitsanglinghasonbothphysicalandmentalhealth–itisprescribedbyanumberofNHStrustsasaproventherapyformentalwell-beingaswellasnumerousmilitarychari1esandorganisa1onstocombatPTSD.

• 62%ofangling’spar1cipantsiden1fyfishingastheonlyphysicalac1vitytheytake.Fishingoffersasaferoutetocombatinac1vityandtheassociatedmentalhealthchallengesformany.

• Wehavecollaboratedwithotherbodies,scien1ficexpertsandclinicianstoproposethebelowguidelinesthatwouldensurethatanglingcouldbesafelypermi:edwithoutincreasingtheriskofCOVID-19transmission.

• Thisguidanceisnotonlyinaccordancewith,butisfirmerthan,therestric1onsunderwhichthegovernmentsofGermany,Netherlands,Norway,Denmark,Irelandandothershaveallowedandadvocatedanglingasasafeandbeneficialac1vitythroughoutthisperiodofsocialrestric1ons.

• Anglingcontributescirca£4billionperyear to theeconomy in theUK. In theNetherlandsthecontribu1onof angling to the economyhas nearly trebled already in 2020where fishing hasbeenpermi:edthroughoutlockdown.

Goingfishingisasafeandhealthyoutdoorac4vityforallagesandphysicalcapabili4es,whichrequiressocialdistancingandisagreatwayofteachingchildrenaboutnatureandtheimportanceofourenvironment.

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Itwouldbesafetopermitfishing

WeunderstandthattheGovernment’sownscienSstshaverecentlyadvisedthattheli_ingofrestric-1onsonoutdoorac1vi1essuchasanglingwouldnotresultinariseoftheinfecSonrateabovetheR1figure.

Anglingis,bydefini1onaself-isola1ngandsocialdistancingsport.Itislikelythatmanyanglerswillnotseeanotherpersonduringtheir1meonthewater.

94%ofthepopula1onlivewithin5milesofawaterwayandthereforefishingcanbeprac1sedunderthecurrentrestric1onswithoutsignificanttravelinlinewiththegovernment’scurrentguidanceonac-1vity.

By increasingtheavailabilityof rivers, lakesandstreamsas recrea1onalareassomepressurewillbe

released fromotherpublicopen spacesmaking socialdistancingobjec1veseasier toachieveacrosscommuni1es.

HealthbenefitstopermiUngangling

Wearefacinganunprecedentedemergencyinmentalhealth.

Studieshaveshowntheclearbenefitsofanglingonthepersonalandmentalhealthofpopula1onsre-coveringfromstress.

“Itisevidentthatpar4cipa4oninangling–canhaveaposi4veeffectonpersonalhealthandwell-being,mostnotablyasmeansbywhichanindividualcanescapeorrecoverfromstress,troubleorillness.”

TheSocialandCommunityBenefitsofAngling-Dr.PaulStolk

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AnglingisprescribedbyanumberofNHStrustsasaproventherapyformentalwellbeingaswellasnumerousmilitarychari1esandorganisa1onstocombatPTSD.

Importantly,withboththegovernmentandSportEnglandworkinghardtoensureindividualsremainac1ve,62%ofangling’spar1cipantsiden1fythesportastheonlyphysicalac1vitytheytake.

Enablingindividualstosafelyfishwillhaveaposi1veimpactonthosewhoperhapscannotrunorcycleandwhoarethereforeatgreaterriskofinac1vityandtheassociatedmentalhealthchallenges.

Offeringanaturallyisola1ng,individualpas1mewhichengagespar1cipantswiththeoutdoorswillde-liverwellbeingbenefitswithoutriskinganincreaseininfec1onrate.

OthercountriesaresafelypermiUngfishing

BasedonevidencefromacrossEuroperecrea1onalfishingcouldbeprescribedasapermi:edac1vityundercurrentgovernmentguidancewithconfidencethatitwouldnotincreaseriskoftransmissionofCOVID-19.

There is no correla1onbetweenCOVID-19 relateddeaths and recrea1onal fishingbeingpermi:ed–quitetheoppositeistrue.(SeeAppendix1)

AnalysisbytheAnglingTrustusingthelatestdatafromWorldometers.infoshowsthatcountriesinclud-ingGermany,Netherlands,Denmark, Ireland,CzechRepublicandNorwaywherefishing ispermiVedarerecordingsignificantlylowerdeathtollsthanmanynaSonswhererecreaSonalfishingisbanned.WehaveresearchedthemeasuresadoptedbyotherEuropeanCountrieswhohaveallowedrecrea1on-alfishingtocon1nueinsomeformthroughthecurrentcrisisanddevelopedarobustsetofguidelinestoreflectandbuilduponinterna1onalbestprac1ce.(SeeAppendix2)

The evidence supports the view thatpermiUng recreaSonal anglingwould not hinder the govern-ment’saVemptstolimitthespreadoftheCoronaviruswhilstdeliveringsignificanteconomic,social,healthandwellbeingbenefits.

� Fishingprovidessignificanteconomic,social,healthandwellbeingbenefits

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Fishingisself-policing

DavidBellamydescribedanglersascustodiansofthecountry’swaterwaysandwithoutthatpresenceonthebanksinstancesofruralcrimehaveincreasedsignificantly.

FreshwateranglinginEnglandandWalesiswellregulatedthroughtherequirementtoholdagovern-mentfishinglicencewhichcanberemovedfromtransgressors.TheAnglingTrusthasana1onalVolun-taryBailiffService(VBS)thatworksalongsidetheEnvironmentAgency’sFisheriesEnforcementstaff.Inaddi1on, clubs have their own appointed bailiffs and fisherymanagers. These 500 voluntary bailiffsalonedelivered28,000hoursofcommunityvolunteeringinthepastyearandhaveanestablishedandhighly successful repor1ngmechanismwithboth thePolice and EnvironmentAgency to ensure thatincidentsofruralcrime,poachingandpollu1onareprofessionallyloggedandpriori1sed.

The Angling Trust has been working with the Environment Agency, DEFRA and the GB Non Na1veSpeciesSecretariattopromotethe‘Check,Clean,Dry’bio-securitymessagetoanglersforseveralyearsandsoanglingisalreadyaheadofothersportswhenitcomestotheawarenessofavoidingcross-cont-amina1on.

Permilngrecrea1onalanglingwoulddecreaseruralcrimeandreducepressureonpoliceenforcementservices.

TheeconomicbenefittopermiUngangling

Therewouldbesignificanteconomicbenefits inallowingfishingasa“permi:edac1vity”without in-creasingtheriskoftransmissionofCOVID-19.

Angling isoneof theUK’smostpopularpasSmesandmakesan important contribuSon to theUKeconomy, generaSng £4billion annually and supporSng 40,000 jobs inmanufacturing, distribu1on,retailingandfisherymanagement.

The Government’s own report Sea Angling 2012 ac-knowledgedtheeconomiccontribu1onofrecrea1onalsea angling. It es1mated that sea anglers alone con-tribute£1.23billionp.a. intotheeconomyanduponwhich10,400fullSmejobsaredependent.Ifinducedandindirect impactsaretakenintoaccount,thesefig-uresriseto£2.1billionand23,600jobs.TheEuropeanAnglersAlliancenotethatinHolland,wherefishinghasremainedpermi:edthroughouttheCOVID-19periodthecontribu1ontotheeconomyhasnearlytrebledalreadyin2020.

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Proposedguidelinesforsafe,permiVedfishing

TheAnglingTrustsupportsaphasedor‘trafficlight’approachtotheli_ingoftheCOVID-19restric1ons.Wehaveproducedguidelinesforthephasedresump1onofrecrea1onalfishing.

PhaseOne(ForImmediateReview)

Recrea1onalanglingonlakes,riversandseatobeaddedtothelistofpermissibleac1vi1essub-jecttothefollowingguidelines:

1. Anglingtobeundertakenonasolitarybasis-socialdistancinginaccordancewithgovern-mentguidelinesmustbemaintainedatall1mes

2. Localfishingonly–anglersmustfollowcurrentgovernmentguidanceontravelforthebene-fitofrecrea1onalac1vity

3. AllfreshwateranglersmustbeinpossessionoftherelevantEAFishinglicence

4. Seaanglingfrombeachandshoretoresumealongwithsmallscaleprivateboatfishing.

5. Nosharingoffishingtackleoranyotheritems

6. Nosharingoffishingposi1ons(swims)exceptbymembersofthesamehousehold

7. Noanglertofishwithin15metresofanyotherangler

8. Nokeepnetsorcompe11onfishing

9. Onlineandelectronicday1cketpaymentstobemadewhereverpossible

10. Onsitesharedfacili1essuchascafesandclubhousestoremainclosed

11. Fisheriesunabletoadheretotheseguidelinesshouldremainclosedun1lfurtherno1ce

12. AnyonedisplayingsymptomsofCOVID-19,orwhosharesahouseholdwithanyindividualdisplayingsymptoms,shouldnotgofishingandshouldcon1nuetofollowgovernmentad-viceonisola1on

PhaseTwo

• Privateandguidedboatandkayakfishingtoresumeonrivers,lakesandreservoirs*

• Compe11onfishingshouldonlybeundertakenifcompliantwithallgovernmentguidelinesandinaccordancewiththeAnglingTrust’sexis1ngbestprac1ceCOVID-19guidance-h:ps://www.gesishing.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-angling-events-compe11ons/

• Charterboatfishingtoresumeunderstrictguidelines.Boatskippersmustensurethatsocialdistancingisalwayspossiblebylimi1ngnumbersoncharterboatsifnotmembersofthesamehousehold**

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• Sharedfacili1esatfisheriestore-open

• Travelrestric1onstobereviewedtofacilitateoutdoorrecrea1oninlinewithgovernmentpriori1es

PhaseThree

• Anglingtocon1nueasnormalwhilstadheringtoanysocialdistancingguidelinesthatmaybeinforce

* Currently‘non-essen1al’boatmovementsareprohibitedbytheEnvironmentAgency,CanalandRiverTrustandothernav-iga1onauthori1es.

**TheProfessionalBoatman’sAssocia1onisproducingSocialDistancingGuidelinesfortheirsector.

Furtherpoints

Thefishingtackletradecon1nuestotradeonline–whereverpossibletransac1onsshouldbemadedig-itallyhoweverinordertocollectbaitandessen1alitemsshopscouldre-openunderstrictsocialdis-tancingmeasuresemployedwithintheretailsector.

Anglinghasagoodsafetyrecord,allowingrecrea1onalfishingisunlikelytoaddanyaddi1onalburdentotheNHSthroughanglingrelatedinjuries.

Theargumentssetoutinthispapercouldequallyapplytoanumberofotheroutdoorsportsandac1vi-1esthatcanbeundertakenwithoutcompromisingsocialdistancing.

Inconclusion

Anglingisalargelysolitarysportwithminimalriskofspreadingcontagion,itdeliversprovenbenefitstobothphysicalhealthandmentalwellbeingtoindividualswhoinmanycaseswouldnototherwisemaintainacSvity.

Thisproposalprovidesthebasisforasafe,limited,resumpSonofoursportwhichwilldeliverhugebenefitstothementalhealthandgeneralwell-beingofmanythousandsofindividualswhohavebeencoopedupinsideforseveralweeksinstressfulcircumstances.ThisisaneasilymanageableandmonitorablepolicywhichrequiresnoaddiSonalresource.

ThispaperhasbeenproducedinconsultaSonwithourpartnersandexpertsfromallanglingdisci-plines.OurrecommendaSonshavebeenreviewedbymedical,legalandscienSficprofessionalsanddrawsuponbestpracSceandexperiencefromacrossEurope.

HavingposiSvelyandproacSvelypromotedthegovernment’sinstrucSonsandguidancetothean-glingcommunitythroughoutthisperiodtheAnglingTrustareconfidentthatpermiUngrecreaSonalfishingunderthesecondiSonswouldnotincreasetheriskofCOVID-19transmission.

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Notesforreference

TheAnglingTrust

TheAnglingTrustisthena1onalgoverningbodyforrecrea1onalfishingrepresen1ngalldisciplinesofangling,asbothacompe11vesportandanimportantleisureandculturalac1vity.Wehavethousandsofindividualmembersandhundredsofthousandsofmembersofaffiliatedclubs.Werepresentmorethan2,000ofthemanyanglingclubs,fisheriesandriparianownersthroughouttheUK,whosefishingrightsareworthinexcessof£1billion.

Doingtherightthing

AnglinghasfollowedboththeadviceandtherulesissuedbyGovernmenttostopallnon-essen1aljourneysandtoobservetheguidanceinordertostopthespreadoftheCOVID-19virusandtosupportthevaliantendeavoursofourNHS.FollowingthePrimeMinister’sannouncementoffurtherrestric-1onsonMarch23rd,theAnglingTrustissuedthefollowingstatement:

“WemustalldowhatisrequiredofusbytheGovernmentandworktogethertofightthispan-demic.Therefore,un4lfurtherno4ce,weshouldallrefrainfromfishing.Thisisaboutsavinglivesandsuppor4ngtheNHS.”

WequicklyestablishedaCOVID-19informa1onhubtoupdatethewholeoftheanglingcommunityonthelatestgovernmentadviceandtooffersupportandguidancetoanglingclubsandfisheries.

OurChiefExecu1veJamieCookthenwroteanopenle:ertoallourmemberclubsandfisheriesandtoallindividualmembersoftheAnglingTrustsaying:

“Withregardtothecurrentrestric4onsannouncedbytheGovernmentonMonday23March2020itisclearthattheonlypermiTedac4vi4esthathavebeenspecifiedarewalking,runningandcyclingforthepurposeoflocaldailyexercise.TodaywehavewriTentotheSportsMinisterhighlight-ingthebenefitstobothphysicalhealthandmentalwellbeingthatanglingprovidesandthatwearereadyandpreparedtoofferwhateversupportthegovernmentorSportEnglandrequirenoworinthefuturetogetpeo-plebackfishingassoonasissafelypossible.

“WehavehadthousandsofvisitstoourdedicatedCOVID-19informa-4onhubandthephonelineshavenotstoppedringingsincewelaunched.TheAnglingTrustisheretosupporttheen4recommunityandwillnextweekbedeliveringdedicatedcontentalongsidepartnerstohelpallanglersmaintainthefishinghabitandasmuchaspossiblebringtheethosofthesportweloveintoyourhomes.

“Iwanttopersonallythankanglers,anglingclubsandfisheriesfortakingstronganddecisiveac4oninthefaceofanunprecedentedpublichealthchallenge.Wehavecometogetherasacommunityandyoursupporthasbeennothingshortoffantas4c.Ithankyoufordoingyourbitinstayinginside,savinglivesandsuppor4ngourNHS.”

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ApproachtotheDepartmentforDigital,Culture,Media&Sport

TheAnglingTrustle:ertotheSecretaryofStateforDigital,Culture,Media&Sportofferedourwhole-heartedsupportandlookedtothefutureandtowhatwillbecomeapressingneedtoallowpeopletoresumesafeoutdoorac1vi1eswhenthe1meisright.

Wesaid:

“Anglingisasolitarypas4me,itisaneffec4vewayofsuppor4ngpeoplewitharangeofcondi-4ons,beingaccessibletothosewithphysicaldisabili4esandthosewhosufferfromanxiety,de-pressionandmentalhealthissues.WeworkcloselywiththeNHSandmilitaryveterans’organi-sa4onsthroughanumberofprojectssuppor4ngthesegroups.“ShouldtheGovernmentfeelitisabletoli\someoftherestric4ons…ordeemthisstyleofindi-vidual,self-distancingac4vityabeneficialsolu4oninthecurrentclimate,wewouldwelcometheopportunitytoworkwithyouonhelpingtoencourageanglingasoneofthewayspeoplecanbegintoleavetheirhomesinasafeandappropriateway.Inaddi4on,whenasana4on,wecomethroughthiscrisis,aswewill,wewouldbeverykeentoworkwithyou,andbodiessuchasSportEnglandandtheNHS,inhelpingtogetourna4onsac4veoncemore,andasimportantly,inhelpingpeopletotakestepstoimprovetheirmentalhealth,whichwillinevitablycomeundersomestressincomingweeksandmonths.”

WearepleasedtoconfirmthatthispaperenjoystheinprinciplesupportoftheAnglingTradesAssociaSon,InsStuteofFisheriesManagement,Salmon&TroutConservaSon,

theCanal&RiverTrust.

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Appendix1-ComparisonswithotherEuropeanCountries

Figurescorrectat10.00am20/04/2020

Country Fishingbanned Covid-19Deaths

Italy Y 23660

Spain Y 20453

France Y 19718

UK Y 16060

Belgium Y 5683

Germany N 4642

Netherlands N 3684

Ireland N 610

Denmark N 355

CzechRepublic N 188

Norway N 165

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