fellman 116 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 i argued endlessly about fishermen( i am one) supporting us when the ban was being voted for..and 99% of them said f**k em nothing to do with fishing ..............what goes around comes around.........yis fellman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ConorG 0 Posted May 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 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 draft NI Marine Bill. We highlighted our concerns in relation to a number of clauses, with particular focus on Clause 24. Clause 24 would allow the Department of Environment to create byelaws that would prohibit or restrict the killing or taking of animals (ie. a ban on shooting and angling) within Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs). The clause would allow for these MCZs to be created not only along the coast but anywhere else in Northern Ireland. The web poll on the NI Marine Task Force website stood at 79% against the draft Marine Bill with 2,600 NO votes cast at 10am on 10th May, as we began our presentation to the Environment Committee. That result, which was discussed during the presentation, helped make a strong case for changes to be made to certain clauses in the Bill. Thanks to your support the key objective of our vote NO campaign has been reached. We have sent an important message not only to the task force but to civil servants and political representatives in NI that a Marine Bill has to consider people's needs as well as those of wildlife. Click here to find out more best wishes conor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Just a note, these proposed MCZ's are not limited to NI, they are proposing them all over the uk.. http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/environmentandcountryside/mczpotentialsites/?lang=en Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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