August 2013
Ulster Angling Federation
Development Officers Newsletter
For information purposes of all affiliated members.
Could Secretaries please arrange to forward this to all members via e-mail and post it on their Association noticeboard.
Compiled by Robbie Marshall, Development Officer for the period 1st to 31st August 2013.
The following meetings were attended;
2nd Lisburn, Chairman and other directors attended monthly Directors meeting.
2nd Belfast, Chairman attended meeting with NIEA Natural Heritage regarding the application of the Habitats Directive, for example to enhancement work on the River Roe, and hydroelectricity.
7th Tildarg, Attended the open day at Tildarg Fishery.
14th Portadown, Chairman, along with Directors Allan Kilgore and Gary Houston attended a meeting of the DCAL Salmon and Inland Fisheries Forum, mainly to discuss the proposed new salmon conservation regulations.
14th Omagh, Chairman met with Secretary of Omagh Angling Association on range of topics.
29th Belfast, Interviewed on Good Morning Ulster about the lack of progress in the implementation of new byelaws for Lough Erne.
30th Clady, Meeting with NIEA, DCAL and Clady club to discuss the outstanding issues re the hydroelectricity plant at Clarkes Factory at Upperlands.
Correspondence / E-mails
E-mail to Inler Club about the forthcoming AMI course.
Further letter to John Martin CEO of Waterways Ireland about the outstanding Lough Erne bye-laws.
Further letter to Diane Dodds MEP about the protection of the Atlantic Salmon in NI waters.
Further e-mail to Coastguard about the lack of action over the implementation of the Lough Erne bye-laws.
E-mail to Seamus Connor of DCAL to see about the possibility of using their weed cutter machine.
Background research work on the following: -
Hydroelectric schemes; it is vital that clubs monitor developments in their area. Whilst the Federation are not opposed to all hydroelectric schemes, it is apparent that Licence conditions being applied by NIEA will not be sufficient to protect rivers, and need to be improved.
INCOMING MAIL – AUGUST 2013
| Ref | Date | Sender | Subject | Action |
| UAF/02/93 | 1/8/13 | DOE,Planning, Craigavon | Hydro at Rathfriland | To JH |
| UAF/02/93 | 1/8/13 | DOE Planning, Craigavon | Hydro at Rathfriland | To JH |
| UAF/11/92 | 1/8/13 | S & TA | E-Newsletter-Summer 2013 | To all on email |
| UAF/25/92 | 5/8/13 | NIEL | New Rural Development Consultation | To DO |
| UAF/13/92 | 7/8/13 | NIEA | Abstraction at Lawrencetown | To DO |
| UAF/08/07 | 7/8/13 | Outdoor Recreation NI | Sperrins Consultation Reminder | To DO & 4 member clubs |
| UAF/20/06 | 7/8/13 | TAGIT Fishing | Award Nomination | To DO & JH |
| UAF/07/92 | 8/8/13 | Waterways Ireland | Lough Erne Bye-Laws | To DO |
| UAF/02/93 | 9/8/13 | DOE Planning,Belfast | Hydro at Templepatrick | To JH |
| UAF/11/92 | 9/8/13 | S & TA | Farmed Alien rainbow trout in Loch Etive | To DO & JH |
| -- | 9/8/13 | Sport NI | Sportswatch Issue 166 | To DO,JH & MK |
| UAF02/93 | 10/8/13 | DOE Planning, Belfast | Hydro at Templepatrick | To JH |
| UAF/20/06 | 11/8/13 | Member club | Anerobic digestors | To DO & JH |
| UAF/13/92 | 12/8/13 | P Corr,NIEA | Application for Abstraction Licence | To DO & JH |
| -- | 12/8/13 | Member club | Proposal for 3 club members to become Federation Directors | To Ass Sec to bring to September Directors meeting |
| UAF/11/92 | 13/8/13 | S & TA | Compulsory Water Meters | To DO & JH |
| UAF/25/92 | 13/8/13 | NIEL | NIEL Draft Response to Supplementary Planning Guidance on Anaerobic Digestion | To DO |
| UAF/13/03 | 16/8/13 | DOE | Water Catchment Partnership-Use Pesticides Responsibly | To DO |
| UAF/11/92 | 20/8/13 | S & TA | Impact of sea lice on wild salmon | To DO & JH |
| -- | 24/8/13 | Sport NI | Sportswatch Issue 169 | To all on email |
| UAF/06/92 | 24/8/13 | DOE. Planning Policy Division | Planning (General Development) Amendment No.2 Order NI 2013 | To DO |
| UAF/20/06 | 26/8/13 | Member Club | Weed cutting machine | To DO |
| UAF/02/93 | 27/8/13 | Private Secretary to Minister of the Environment | Hydropower | To JH |
| UAF/17/06 | 27/8/13 | Sport NI | Results of Sport NI recent screening/EQIA consultation | To DO |
| UAF/20/06 | 27/8/13 | Member club | Meeting | To DO |
| UAF/13/92 | 29/8/13 | Abstraction Team, NIEA | Consultation reminder | To DO & JH |
| UAF/11/92 | 30/8/13 | S & TA | Major donation to S & TA | To DO & JH |
| UAF/02/97 | 30/8/13 | Dept of Finance & Personnel | Business Register & Employment Survey 2013 | To JH |
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE – AUGUST 2013
| Ref | Date | Sent to | Subject |
| UAF/07/06 | 5/8/13 | Mrs D Dodds,
MEP | Protection of Atlantic Salmon
in NI waters |
| UAF/07/92 | 5/8/13 | J Martin,Water
ways Ireland
| Lough Erne bye-laws |
| UAF/20/06 | 6/8/13 | 2 member clubs | Free fly rods |
| -- | 6/8/13 | All on email | Federation Diary |
| -- | 6/8/13 | All on email | Blue-green algae |
| -- | 9/8/13 | All on email | UAF Press Release re:
Hydropower |
| -- | 12/8/13 | 4 Directors by
post,other
Directors, DO
& 1 club
member by
email | August Directors Meeting
Minutes, DO’sJune
Newsletter, Notice & Agenda
for Sept Directors Mtg |
| -- | 12/8/13 | All on email | August Directors Meeting
Minutes, DO’s June Newsletter. |
| -- | 12/8/13 | M Shortt | As above |
| -- | 12/8/13 | 6 club members
by email | DO’s June Newsletter |
| -- | 19/8/13 | All on email,
6 club members & M Shortt | DO’s July Newsletter |
| -- | 19/8/13 | 4 Directors by
post | As above |
| -- | 19/8/13 | All on email | Practical Habitat
Improvement Workshops |
| -- | 20/8/13 | All on email | The Water Catchment
partnership-UsePesticides
Responsibly |
| -- | 21/8/13 | All on email | Practical Habitat
Improvement Workshops |
| -- | 30/8/13 | All on email | Salmon Conservation
Guidelines reminder |
Please note: JH denotes Jim Haughey (Federation Chairman)
DO denotes Robbie Marshall (Federation Development Officer)
MK denotes Madeleine Kelly (Federation Director)
NIEL denotes Northern Ireland Environment Link
NOTICE FOR CLUB SECRETARIES
Poaching
Please ensure any potential poaching issues or information is forwarded to the Federation Development Officer as set out in the forms re-issued in July 11.
Private Water Bailiffs
It has come to the attention of the Federation that the court service are applying the charge of £100 for the appointment or renewal of Private Water Bailiffs. These charges are in line with the guidelines, however in the interim clubs should make one application for all renewals and appointments in this way clubs may only be charged the one fee. The Federation are still in discussions with the various authorities to try and resolve the issue.
Development Officer: Mr Robbie Marshall,
Mobile: 07713 652773
E-Mail: rob_f_marshall@hotmail.com
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diannearchibald@yahoo.co.uk
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