Free fishing equipment for junior anglers in Newport will get them hooked - Canney

Free fishing equipment for junior anglers in Newport will get them hooked - Canney

Newport Sea Angling Club has been successful in securing funding for the provision of angling equipment for young anglers in the community

Monday, 14th January 2019:  Sean Canney TD, Minister with responsibility for Inland fisheries has welcomed the success of Newport Sea Angling Club in securing fishing equipment for junior anglers in the community. The club received funding from Inland Fisheries Ireland’s National Strategy for Angling Development to help support the recruitment of novice anglers to the pursuit.

Minister Canney said “Newport Sea Angling Club has a strong junior membership hosting multiple events for young anglers every year. The club provides novice anglers with equipment, tackle, rods and life jackets during junior events. This helps in promoting angling to a new generation and also ensures that parents do not have to invest in any equipment until children have tried angling a number of times”.   “I am happy to see Inland Fisheries Ireland stand behind the Newport club’s excellent initiative and I am confident their efforts will bring new participants into this healthy outdoor pastime”, he added.  

Matthew Moran and Oisin Fynes of Newport Sea Angling Club in action during a fishing trip in 2018

The club’s youth outreach initiatives attract many junior anglers with up to 60 juniors attending their National Junior Competition every year. The equipment will assist the club in training novice anglers in sea angling skills. In addition to fishing equipment, the club will also purchase a projector and screen for the club which will be used to assist them in theoretical training sessions.

Suzanne Campion, Head of Business Development at Inland Fisheries Ireland said: “Newport Sea Angling Club has a long history of supporting junior anglers with a number of popular junior events held in Newport every year. We are delighted to support the club through the National Strategy for Angling Development fund to enable the purchase of more fishing equipment. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them on their work to date in recruiting new junior members and we look forward to seeing even more growth in sea angling in Newport and the surrounds in years to come! By increasing participating in angling among the next generation, we are securing the future of our precious and valuable natural resource.”

Declan Moran of Newport Sea Angling Club said: “We hope that we can remove any pressure on parents or guardians to purchase angling equipment at the outset until their child has tried the pursuit and intends to continue with it. We believe this is one of the reasons why the club is so successful in introducing many young novice anglers to sea fishing each year. At Newport Sea Angling Club, we are committed to helping the next generation of anglers by passing on the necessary angling skills and introducing them to the pursuit in a safe and friendly environment.”

The National Strategy for Angling Development aims to ensure that Ireland’s fish stocks and angling infrastructure are protected and enhanced with a view to ensuring a sustainable habitat and the delivery of the economic, health and recreational benefits which they offer to communities across Ireland. Inland Fisheries Ireland is aiming to grow the angling sector’s socio-economic contribution of €836 million per year by an additional €60 million annually through the strategy. This will be achieved by driving angling participation among domestic and overseas visitors, which in turn is supported by improving access to fishing and developing angling infrastructure.

For more information about Inland Fisheries Ireland, visit www.fisheriesireland.ie

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For Media Information:

Órla Sheils

Communications Manager

Inland Fisheries Ireland

T: 01 884 2673

E: orla.sheils@fisheriesireland.ie

About Inland Fisheries Ireland

Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Inland Fisheries Ireland promotes supports, facilitates and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. Inland Fisheries Ireland also develops policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling and advises the Minister on same.