Angling Terminologies & Definitions

Blue Fin Tuna

CFP, EU's Common Fisheries Policy

Cod

Cormorants 2002 and earlier

Cormorants 2003-2005

Cormorants 2006-2007

Cormorants 2008

Cormorant 2009-2010

Eels

Environment - aquatic habitats - marine and freshwater (Water Framework Directive, Habitats and Birds Directives, NATURA 2000, CFP, Maritime Policy Green Paper and more)

Fish welfare

HydroPower

Migrating Species - salmon

New European Constitution (issues: Environment, tourism, sport, recreational activities)

Promotion of recreational angling:

• Importance of recreational angling/sport fishing to the practitioners,
  society at large, local communities, tourism
• Socio-economic value of recreational angling/sport fishing

Radioactivity (sea polution)

Salmon (Atlantic salmon - NASCO; Baltic salmon - IBSFC, Baltic Sea RAC)

Sea Bass

WFD SCG - Strategic Co-ordination Group for the WFD Common Implementation Strategy

EAA stearing committees (January 2007):

• Subgroup River Systems - all freshwater issues and migrating species (salmon, eel)
• Subgroup Sea Angling - all sea water issues
• Task Force Cormorants