European Anglers Alliance (EAA)

COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP

European Anglers Alliance (EAA)

> 18 members, comprised of 25 national angling bodies> 5 million affiliated anglers> 25 million anglers in Europe> representing 25 billion euro in socio-economic value> EAA office in Brussels

Definition

of the EAA

European Anglers Alliance (EAA)

DEFINITION:

• The EAA is a European Non-Governmental Organisation• The EAA is a voluntary ‘not for profit’ association of

incorporated anglers at European level

What does the EAA do?

European Anglers Alliance (EAA)

We tell you that we exist

We ask your attention

We influence you

We involve you in fishery issues

We nourish you

We bring ideas to your mind

We cooperate with you

Our aim

Europe:the most beautiful

angling regionof the world

Cooperation with:

• Environmental organizations • Recreational organizations• Water management bodies• National governments• European Union

Our work 1

Participation in:• EU Fisheries Regional Advisory

Councils (RACs), to work to reform the Common Fisheries Policy

• NASCO, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation http://www.nasco.int/

• REDCAFE, Reducing the conflict between cormorants and fisheries on a pan European scale

Cont..

Our work 2

Our work 3

• Water Framework Directive• European habitat and bird directives• Marine Strategy• Recreation

Current topics:• Positioning recreational fisheries as

a stakeholder • Recovery of eel stocks• Recovery of salmon stocks• Preventing overfishing of the seas• Biodiversity • Cormorant problems• Enhancement of fish migration

Our work 4

Levels of Salmon Management in Europe

• International (North Atlantic): NASCO • Europe EU as party to NASCO treaty• Supra-regional Inter country co-operation

(Rhine restoration)• National individual EU members• River Basins WFD• Individual river catchments

Our work regarding salmon 1

The role of EAA at NASCO• EAA has brought the NGO’s together at NASCO

so the NGO sector now speaks with one voice to the member governments

• Together with WWF, EAA stimulated a 20 year review to make the organization more effective

• NGO sector is now a full participant at NASCO meetings, not just an observer

• NGO’s play a full part in all NASCO working groups including SALSEA (Salmon at Sea)

Our work regarding salmon 2

The role of EAA within the EUsalmon management

• To assist members presenting salmon issues to the EU like the “Stop The Driftnets” campaign

• Represent interest of recreational salmon sector to EU institutions

• Influence forthcoming EU research programmes and legislation

Our work regarding salmon 3

Finally

EAA your

partner