[ryanlee]

what a result in the way anglers from the region actually turned up.
think defra were quite shocked at how many turned up,giving that it wasnt actually advertised other than a few members on here that took the the time to inform anglers,i would like to say a big thankyou and well done to davem, loopy les, and red five,well done lads.think we got our word across to defra,wether they listen is another topic.also a thankyou to all that raised this with other anglers to attend.
my opinion is deffra didnt have a bloody clue what we were on about,or what we actually wanted.did get my say tho.and i asked why should we as recreational sea anglers have to pay for a shore licence to put something right that was caused by overfishing by commercial anglers brought on by the fisheries government,there reply was they now understand it is the commercial angler that has reduced fish stocks throughtout the northseas.
so lets see what they actually do.
lets also see if they take the oportunity raised by a lad to attend a meeting from the tyne down to hartlepool,a very valid point made by the lad.i for one with some of the lads with me will attend that if it ever happens to show support.