Submitted on Saturday 21st March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Allow fishing on rivers during the close season from now until the 15/06/2020.
This should be an immediate relaxation of the coarse fishing close season on all uk rivers.
To enable fishing on all rivers to help with social distancing and encourage people to get outside in relative isolation during these exceptional times.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started this petition the Government has said that everyone should stay at home and avoid non-essential travel. The Angling Trust have advised that fishing is not included in the permitted activities and anglers should refrain from fishing at present. You can read more here: www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp?section=29§ionTitle=Angling+Trust+News&itemid=5240
We could accept a petition to abolish the closed season in general, if this is something you would like to happen.
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