The Sportfishing Challenge 2000 – Part 3

18 young Europeans from 6 different countries took part in the program, most of them had never seen a fishing rod before in their life.
Filmed in Namibia, on the Zambezi and the Chobe rivers and in South Africa, on the Wild Coast near Port St Johns, the three 15 minute programs of the Sportfishing Challenge 2000 were broadcasted several times on Eurosport TV in most European countries, reaching out to millions of new potential anglers.

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The Sportfishing Challenge 2000 – Part 2

18 young Europeans from 6 different countries took part in the program, most of them had never seen a fishing rod before in their life.
Filmed in Namibia, on the Zambezi and the Chobe rivers and in South Africa, on the Wild Coast near Port St Johns, the three 15 minute programs of the Sportfishing Challenge 2000 were broadcasted several times on Eurosport TV in most European countries, reaching out to millions of new potential anglers.

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The Sportfishing Challenge 2000 – Part 1

18 young Europeans from 6 different countries took part in the program, most of them had never seen a fishing rod before in their life.
Filmed in Namibia, on the Zambezi and the Chobe rivers and in South Africa, on the Wild Coast near Port St Johns, the three 15 minute programs of the Sportfishing Challenge 2000 were broadcasted several times on Eurosport TV in most European countries, reaching out to millions of new potential anglers.

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The inherent danger of internet forums

We all experienced, a few months ago, the rapid spread of the swine flu alarm that peaked at the end of April 2009, creating a temporary crash in the stock market and widespread panic buying for medication, protection masks and foodstuff.
The scare not only caused a 5% two-day slump in some stock markets, it also [...]

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Clearing out the dead wood

The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) was not only caused by the excessive greed of a few elite banksters; it is the end result of numerous factors that include in particular the globalization of trade and the inherent consequences on European employment caused by the outsourcing of labour intensive production.
If free trade has been the greatest [...]

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UK Government abandons sea angling licences scheme

Press release by the NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SEA ANGLERS
Date: March 19 2008
The government today abandoned its current plans to impose fishing licences on a million sea anglers in Britain.
The move follows several years of campaigning by the National Federation of Sea Anglers (NFSA) to convince successive fisheries ministers that because fishstocks were so seriously depleted [...]

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Teaching children and young people to fish

Recreationnal Fishing is certainly one the most exciting nature awareness hobbies to pass on to children; however, if you are to develop their interest, there are a few rules that must be followed.
For starts, a close member of the family must teach fishing to the child: Usually the father.
It is a fact that Recreationnal Fishing is [...]

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In a blind man’s world; the one eyed man is king!

The European Commission today welcomed the report published by the Court of Auditors on data collection, control and enforcement under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The Commission had already decided that the review of the CFP control legal framework would be a strategic priority of it 2008 Work Programme, and the Court’s report strengthens the [...]

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WTO proposes the elimination of most subsidies for the fishing industry!

Friday 30th November 2007. The World Trade Organisation proposed the elimination of most subsidies for the fishing industry in a compromise package submitted to the global body’s 151 members. The text proposes the elimination of subsidies for the acquisition, construction, repair, renewal, renovation, modernization, or any other modification of fishing vessels or service vessels, including [...]

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Portuguese government releases data on sales of sea angling licenses

Following formal requests from various organizations including registered letters from EFTTA; the Portuguese Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry has at last released the official figures of the sales of sea fishing licenses in 2007.

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Rapala strengthens strategic alliance with Shimano

October 11, 2007 
Distribution Joint Venture for Russia and Ukraine
Rapala VMC Corporation (“Rapala”) and Shimano Inc. (“Shimano”), one of the leading manufacturers of rods and reels worldwide, have decided to strengthen their distribution alliance in Russia and Ukraine by establishing a 50/50 joint venture company in Finland, controlled by Rapala. This joint venture company, Rapala [...]

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Something to ponder about!

A RECORD-breaking marlin catch off Townsville, Australia has reignited bitter divisions over the killing of the highly prized game fish.  By Peter Michael, Courrier Mail
But the man who landed the 4.2m, 503kg specimen – fisherman Mark Hislop from Magnetic Island – yesterday denied claims he was a “trophy hunter”, despite plans to make a wall [...]

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Report criticises Brussels fishing policy

By Andrew Bounds in Brussels. Published: September 27 2007
Europe’s fishing policy is “poor”, with its waters among the most overfished and the industry among the least profitable in the world, according to an internal European Commission study. View the whole article published in the Financial Times..

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