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WHAT IS THE FISH WELFARE FUND? The Fish Welfare Fund was established by SAA and ECHO to promote the following Aims and Objectives;
The Fund will be administered by eight Trustees, four appointed from the membership of each of the Specialist Anglers' Alliance and the English Carp Heritage Organisation. Why the Fish Welfare Fund? The Fund was started because increasingly government looks to angling organisations to part fund regulation and research. Defra, and other government departments, want to see the angling "industry" acting as a partner with others in the world of angling and fisheries in the development of policy, regulation and process. The existing angling bodies do not have the resources for these important developments. FACT wants to act as a partner in many agendas but lacks resource. The individual partners in FACT have the same problem. A key part of our development is that we are committed to working closely with all our angling partners to maximise impact, avoid duplication, and promote unity within representation for angling. The FWF is an opportunity for the angling and fisheries trades, in the widest sense, to support the early stages of the development of FACT, invest in the future of their businesses and to show government that the angling "industry" stands alongside the angling representatives in their efforts to improve the performance of our sport and our fisheries. The FWF will seek match funding for all new money coming into the scheme, will seek to encourage more youngsters to participate, by part funding existing and new initiatives with youth groups, will seek to fund a PR campaign aimed at the non-angling public to inform and encourage participation across age groups and gender, will stand alongside other partners in funding key research in fish diseases and their control. Who can contribute to FWF? Any member of the angling or fishery trade who believes that investment now will protect the sport and their business in the future. Any angler who wants to share with future generations the enjoyment they have had from angling. Any friend of fishing who wants to encourage participation, realises the importance to modern man/woman of a day in the countryside enjoying a healthy non-invasive sport. How can you contribute? By filling out and signing a standing order (pdf) for any amount, paid annually or monthly, and sending it to Ruth Lockwood at the ECHO Office, 12/16 The Parade, Yateley, Hampshire GU46 7UN By negotiating to use the FWF logo on new or existing product and contributing on an ongoing basis part of the revenues from those products, contact Chris Burt or Ruth Lockwood. By agreeing
to sponsor particular initiatives. These will change with time so ask what is
current and needs your investment. |
