Irish Marine Recreational Angling survey (IMREC)

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Improve management of stocks and conservation efforts – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IMRECSurvey

Call for Sea Anglers in Ireland to Participate in National Survey

The survey will help gain insight into sea angling in Ireland

and contribute toward securing its future

Thursday, 4th of June 2020:  Inland Fisheries Ireland is looking to gather information from all Irish sea anglers through an online survey as part of a new programme – the Irish Marine Recreational Sea Angling Survey (IMREC) . The findings of the survey will help inform the larger project with the overall aim being to improve the management of stocks and support conservation efforts thereby contributing to increasing the availability of fish to sea anglers in the future. For more information about IMREC, visit https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Projects/imrec.html where you can learn more, including a full FAQ guide.

This online survey seeks to collect information on the behaviours, attitudes and catch preferences of all Irish sea anglers. This information will feed into the IMREC project where it will be analysed by researchers. Inland Fisheries Ireland has established this new programme which will give a clear picture of how fishing activities relate to stock levels. This work is funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

Dr Cathal Gallagher, Head of Research and Development at Inland Fisheries Ireland said: “We know that there are approximately 126,000 sea anglers in Ireland and we hope that they will help us to find out how often people go fishing, what they catch and what they release. Sea angling is an important activity here in Ireland and we want to ensure the future of marine fisheries resource.

The data collected will help us to make informed decisions on how to best estimate sea angling catches in Ireland. This catch data will inform management decisions and will prevent the use of worst case scenarios, which can happen when there is a degree of uncertainty surrounding information.”

The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete and participants will receive an Angling Ireland neck buff and line clipper for taking part. Participants will also have a chance of winning one of three sets of tackle vouchers for a fishing shop of your choice (1st prize €200, 2nd prize €150, 3rd prize €100). You can participate in the survey by visiting the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IMRECSurvey.

Postponement of ALL FIPS-M Championships 2020 until 2021

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Official Statement concerning the postponement of all FIPS-M Championships 2020 until 2021

Luxembourg, 2nd April 2020

Dear Presidents,
Dear Secretaries,
Dear friends,

The Covid-19 pandemic paralyzed economics, social contacts and exchanges worldwide and forced governments to take exceptional but absolutely necessary measures. Many major sporting events like e.g. the Summer Olympics, major tennis tournaments, cycling races and many other events have been postponed until next year.

At this time, no one can predict the course of the disease in the world and the general end of this scourge. The time and procedure for the gradual resumption of a normal situation with known habits and freedoms, for example to work, exchange or travel are uncertain.

Faced with these uncertainties, the National Federations, organizers of the World Championships this year, find themselves unable to organize championships in correct conditions and without risks. Similarly, the other Federations hesitate to register their national teams, not to mention the participants who do not want, or cannot, take financial or health risks for themselves or their relatives.

The health of everyone must be our first priority and I refer to the words of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, who said that the Covid-19 pandemic was the greatest challenge since the Second World War and that only the solidarity that will make it possible to overcome this virus. So, it’s only together and united that we can look to the future.

All these facts and reflections have brought the FIPS-M Board to make the difficult decision, to postpone ALL the 2020 Championships by one year, to 2021.

The FIPS-M international calendar will be moved by one year.

The secretary will contact all the 2020 organizers to discuss the feasibility of this arrangement.

While thanking you for your understanding, the FIPS-M Board wishes you much courage in this difficult situation. Let us gather our strengths and our energies for the resumption of our activities in 2021. Stay everyone in good health!

Gilbert Zangerlé
President FIPS-M

ALL FIPS-M championships that were scheduled before September 2020 are postponed to a later date.

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Please see letter from the President. https://www.fips-m.org/upload/pdf/Notifications/20200309%20Corona%20Virus%20Official%20statement%20FIPS-M.pdf

Fixtures 2020

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