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The recent vote NO campaign was organised jointly by BASC Northern Ireland and Countryside Alliance Ireland (CAI). Can I just say on behalf of all the people involved, that we are hugely grateful for the solidarity shown by members of the hunting life forum that voted NO. A special thanks is due to those of you that forwarded messages on to your contacts, and please do pass on this email of gratitude to them in acknowledgement of their efforts - the campaign reached as far as New Zealand. On 10th May BASC NI and CAI gave a joint presentation to the Environment Committee on the contents of a

Hopefully this will help address any outstanding concerns. If not, please explain, and I will keep trying…but please do bear with me if there is a day or two gap in my replies. In our written evidence we have outlined various concerns about many different clauses in the Bill. These concerns were outlined in today’s presentation in Stormont. However, in campaigning for a no vote in the web poll the message that people most identified with, and hence the extra 2,000 or so no votes in the space of a few days, was to vote against proposals to give protectionists the power to ban shooting a

sorry if i have missed specific questions, its been a busy time on several other policy issues developing at the same time. links have been available and provided for anyone wanting chapter and verse on the legal side of things, its all on the BASC website, its been on our home page for over around two weeks now - or to go directly to a download of BASC's submission to the Environment Committe http://www.basc.org.uk/download.cfm/docid/1171AF31-A6C2-4938-A7F2907878738C4F if anyone still has a specific issue thereafter can you email me on conor.ogorman@basc.org.uk and we can discuss over the

Over 2,500 people have now voted no, and the web poll stands at 78% against the Marine Bill. The yes votes are still coming in but the no votes are keeping pace. At 10am tommorow BASC Northern Ireland and Countryside Alliance Ireland will be in Stormont giving evidence to the NI Environment Committee about the Marine Bill. The results of the web poll at 10am will be referred to as part of our evidence in recommending that certain clauses need to be dropped or reworded. Thanks to everyone on the forum that has voted so far and especially to those that passed the message on to others.

The No vote is up from 700 votes on Saturday night to over 1,200 and counting today. the yes votes cant keep pace. We are recouping the lost ground and the No vote now stands at 76%. Thanks for voting and do spread the word amongst your shooting and fishing friends. It would be particularly useful to post on fishing forums of all types that you are members of. Later this week, BASC and Countryside Alliance are scheduled to give evidence to the NI Environment Committee about changing the wording of certain clauses in the draft Marine Bill and this web poll will be referred to so it is c

Please show solidarity for country sports and join over 700 shooters and anglers to vote NO in a web poll against proposals to give protectionists the power to ban shooting and angling in every estuary, river and lake in Northern Ireland. BASC and Countryside Alliance are campaigning together to fight these proposals. A strong no vote will help their case. Click on the web link below and vote NO in the web poll http://www.nimtf.org/