CONSERVATION SPECIMENS

The Committee will examine the issue of “Conservation Specimens” over the next two years. It is envisaged that this specimen category would be based on fish length.

Two species, Tope and Blue Shark, will be considered for this type of alternative specimen award. It is planned to examine the feasibility of using length measurements to establish a conservation specimen which will allow anglers to return fish to the water quickly without the current requirement to weigh on land.

Many aspects of this proposed system including certification of measuring instruments, the types of measurement(s) required, threshold lengths etc remain to be discussed and the Committee would welcome written inputs from anglers and all interested parties.