Dun Laoghaire Rathdown are proposing to forbid sea angling from all its coastline, with the exception of Colliemore and Bullock Harbour, in the new beach by-laws. There was no consulation with angling bodies, fisheries boards or tourism bodies before the draft by-laws were announced.
Anglers, and other parties, are commencing a campaign to ensure that such a restriction will not be implemented.
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seems sensible...too many scruffs combing our coastlines.......
This is completely nuts. I honestly can't understand the logic of restricting shore fishing (except in designated life-guard areas). This proposal needs to be resisted.
Looks like the anglers on that (very good) site could be formidable:Originally Posted by jdwex
"Lads, I have a fair bit of professional of expertise in how these things work, and I would very strongly advise you not to wait until there is a concrete proposal until you start making objections. If you wait until then, for you to have success will mean that someone (whether at Management or political level) will have to back down. The key to a campaign like this is 'kill it before it has life at all'.
It would also seem like the power in a situation would rest with the Councillors on the appropriate committee or sub-committee, who I think, would have approve any managment proposals. (Even if it is a management function, I think the councillors would be able to overturn it) So each councillor should be approached by as many anglers as possible, and it should be clearly communicated to them that there are a lot of votes in this.
The arguments are fairly clear, but some of the ones that would work best are probably the following:
1)This is utterly unnecessary, there is almost no real conflict between swimmers and anglers.
2) There have been no serious accidents or incidents between swimmers and anglers
3) Anglers tend to use the beaches most at times when there is little or no swimming
4) Where there are demonstrable difficulties, angers would be quite happy to restrict their use of the beach at particular times in particular places, the problem is with a blanket ban, and only designated exceptions to that ban
5) This is an issue of personal freedom
6) Anglers are passionate about anging and will vote on that basis, few swimmers have any problem with anglers and a ban like this will not gain any votes
5) Sea-angling is becoming a major tourist activity"
The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.
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The mainstream media seem to have picked up on this now, with reports in the IT and Indo, as well as on Drivetime. The "scruffs" will start directly lobbying the councillors and local TD's early September.
jd
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Great. Best of luck. Hopefully this proposal will go no further.
This proposal seems entirely unreasonable, in fact it's appalling. The coastline is an amenity to be enjoyed by everyone, not just one group to the exclusion of others.
Wow! One of your posts didn't make me angry.
Now I'm confused...
Well said, madness if this goes through.
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