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Mon 03 Mar 2010Concern over possible new threat to bass stock
ACCORDING to usually reliable resources, the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen, may be facing challenges for the withdrawal of the conservation ban on commercial bass fishing.
From an angling perspective, even the suggestion of a reversal should be sufficient to arouse the strongest possible lobby to ensure the existing order stays intact. Bass is a highly prized and valuable species and a major attraction for home-based and overseas anglers.
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