- Do you think it is important to show the size, range and participation levels of the sea angling charter fleet in England and Wales?
- Do you seek greater recognition and consideration of recreational sea angling by policymakers and marine planners?
- Do you want people to understand the economic and social importance of sea angling to coastal communities
If the answer is
YES to any of these, then this
survey is for you - and we need
your input to get
better data on charter boat sea angling.
Catchwise is a major new project to research sea angling in England and Wales and demonstrate its impact and value. It is a unique partnership that
puts anglers at the heart of data collection, involving the
Angling Trust along with research partners Substance and Cefas, hundreds of angling
volunteers, thousands of
sea anglers and hundreds of
charter skippers.
Catchwise will be the biggest single study of sea angling undertaken for over a decade. At its core is a
major survey of charter boats and a
shore survey of sea anglers.
- Find out more about the project, click here.
- Watch the Angling Trust webinar for Charter boats, click here.
This
scoping survey runs from
May-September 2023. The main
Charter Boat Survey period will be
October 2023 to September 2024.
Skippers - we need your help! We will be conducting research with charter skippers to understand more about your fleet, activity levels, catches and the valuable contribution charter boats make to coastal communities.
To fully understand the role and impact of charter boats in recreational sea angling, we really need as many skippers as possible to help us with the research - first with this short survey and then with an
occasional weekly diary to be completed a few times from
October 2023 - September 2024.
The
first stage of work with charter skippers
is this survey, which will help
profile the charter fleet in England and Wales. Then, you will have the opportunity to express your interest in contributing to the longer survey. As a
thank you:
- All skippers who take part in the year-long study will get promotion of your boat trips via our publicity, website and reports; a record of what you have recorded; prize draws and other benefits - we will ask you about these in the survey.
- All skippers who will take part in this first stage survey, will be entered into a prize draw for 2 x £100 Amazon vouchers.
Join us in contributing to the future of sea angling by participating and providing your valuable assistance.
If you have difficulty completing the survey online, or have any other queries, please let us know by contacting
catchwise@substance.net .