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Three new British record fish ratified by committee
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<blockquote data-quote="Angling Trust" data-source="post: 2674377" data-attributes="member: 26385"><p><strong>The BRFC met remotely via online meeting facility on 3rd December 2020</strong></p><p></p><p>Present were: Mike Heylin OBE (Chairman), Oliver Crimmen (Scientific Advisor, Natural History Museum), Nigel Hewlett (Scientific Advisor, Environment Agency), Paul Coulson (Freshwater Specialist), Tim Froome (Marine Specialist& Channel Islands representative), Will Barnard (Freshwater Specialist), Andrew Nellist (Freshwater Specialist), David Craig (Ireland representative), Dr Phill Williams (Marine Specialist), Capt.Stephen Mardlin MBE RN (Freshwater Specialist), Paul Edwards (Wales representative) and Nick Simmonds (Secretary).</p><p></p><p>The BRFC is pleased to welcome three new members: Capt. Stephen Mardlin MBE RN, Chairman of the Armed Forces and Royal Navy Angling Associations, Dr Phill Williams, author and sea angler and Paul Edwards, Chairman of the Welsh Salmon and Trout Angling Association.</p><p></p><p><strong>The committee considered and accepted the following record claims as being duly ratified:</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]166489[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Jason Le Noury’s boat-caught Marbled Electric Ray</strong> <em>(Torpedo marmorata)</em>, ratified at 13lb 8oz 1dr, caught from the south coast of Guernsey on 15th August 2020. Jason’s fish replaces Gary Crane’s 20-year old record of 10lb 14oz 11dr, also from the Channel Islands. Jason’s fish was sent to the Natural History Museum for confirmation of identification, where it is now preserved in the company of many other British record sea fish in the national collection.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]166490[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Graham Eden’s Scad</strong><em> (Trachurus trachurus)</em> was ratified at 3lb 8oz. Graham’s boat-caught fish fell for a mackerel livebait close to the Eddystone lighthouse and beats the previous record of 3lb 5oz 3dr which had stood since 1978.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]166491[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Craig Smithson’s Crucian carp</strong> <em>(Carassius Carassius)</em> from Milton Abbas Lake in Dorset was ratified at 4lb 10oz and becomes an equal record with the 2015 captures by Steve Frapwell and Michael James.</p><p></p><p><strong>The committee also considered two further British record claims:</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]166492[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Guntars Zakovskis’ Bass</strong> <em>(Dicentrarchus labrax)</em>.</p><p></p><p>The committee was unable to accept Guntars’ fish as a new record because BRFC protocol requires there to be at least one witness to the weighing of a potential record fish. Unfortunately, Guntars was fishing alone when he caught his magnificent bass and although he made a video recording of the weighing of the fish, the committee reluctantly concluded it could not set a precedent by breaking its own rule. However, the committee unanimously acknowledges the validity of Guntars’ claim and all agree that this is a fabulous fish and a truly exceptional capture. As a result of its deliberations over Guntars’ claim the BRFC will now consider putting in place protocol to permit the submission of video evidence of the capture and/or weighing of a potential record fish if no witness can be available. This will take careful consideration and the committee decided it could not apply such a change retrospectively, so Guntars’ fish will be recorded on the BRFC’s Notable Fish List. After scrutinisation of the scales test and allowing for deduction of the weight of the towel used as a sling to weigh the fish, the committee agreed to record a weight of 21lb 5oz for this remarkable bass.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]166493[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>Matt Atkins’ Perch</strong> <em>(Perca fluviatilis)</em>.</p><p></p><p>The committee was unable to arrive at a definitive ratified weight for Matt’s tremendous perch. The committee has asked Matt to provide more precise scales test results to enable it to verify the correct weight to attribute to Matt’s fish.</p><p></p><p>The Committee would like to remind anglers that in the event of the capture of a potential record fish, the captor should first contact the British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee without delay. Captors of potential record fish should contact the Secretary, Nick Simmonds, at the Angling Trust, on 01568 620447 or by email at <a href="mailto:brfc@anglingtrust.net"><u>brfc@anglingtrust.net</u></a></p><p></p><p>Nick will record the details of the capture and advise the claimant on progressing the claim. More information about what to do if you catch a record fish can be found on the <a href="https://anglingtrust.net/news/record-fish/" target="_blank"><u>BRFC web pages</u></a></p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://anglingtrust.net/2020/12/07/three-new-british-record-fish-ratified-by-committee/" target="_blank">Three new British record fish ratified by committee</a> appeared first on <a href="https://anglingtrust.net" target="_blank">Angling Trust</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://anglingtrust.net/2020/12/07/three-new-british-record-fish-ratified-by-committee/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angling Trust, post: 2674377, member: 26385"] [B]The BRFC met remotely via online meeting facility on 3rd December 2020[/B] Present were: Mike Heylin OBE (Chairman), Oliver Crimmen (Scientific Advisor, Natural History Museum), Nigel Hewlett (Scientific Advisor, Environment Agency), Paul Coulson (Freshwater Specialist), Tim Froome (Marine Specialist& Channel Islands representative), Will Barnard (Freshwater Specialist), Andrew Nellist (Freshwater Specialist), David Craig (Ireland representative), Dr Phill Williams (Marine Specialist), Capt.Stephen Mardlin MBE RN (Freshwater Specialist), Paul Edwards (Wales representative) and Nick Simmonds (Secretary). The BRFC is pleased to welcome three new members: Capt. Stephen Mardlin MBE RN, Chairman of the Armed Forces and Royal Navy Angling Associations, Dr Phill Williams, author and sea angler and Paul Edwards, Chairman of the Welsh Salmon and Trout Angling Association. [B]The committee considered and accepted the following record claims as being duly ratified:[/B] [ATTACH=full]166489[/ATTACH] [B]Jason Le Noury’s boat-caught Marbled Electric Ray[/B] [I](Torpedo marmorata)[/I], ratified at 13lb 8oz 1dr, caught from the south coast of Guernsey on 15th August 2020. Jason’s fish replaces Gary Crane’s 20-year old record of 10lb 14oz 11dr, also from the Channel Islands. Jason’s fish was sent to the Natural History Museum for confirmation of identification, where it is now preserved in the company of many other British record sea fish in the national collection. [ATTACH=full]166490[/ATTACH] [B]Graham Eden’s Scad[/B][I] (Trachurus trachurus)[/I] was ratified at 3lb 8oz. Graham’s boat-caught fish fell for a mackerel livebait close to the Eddystone lighthouse and beats the previous record of 3lb 5oz 3dr which had stood since 1978. [ATTACH=full]166491[/ATTACH] [B]Craig Smithson’s Crucian carp[/B] [I](Carassius Carassius)[/I] from Milton Abbas Lake in Dorset was ratified at 4lb 10oz and becomes an equal record with the 2015 captures by Steve Frapwell and Michael James. [B]The committee also considered two further British record claims:[/B] [ATTACH=full]166492[/ATTACH] [B]Guntars Zakovskis’ Bass[/B] [I](Dicentrarchus labrax)[/I]. The committee was unable to accept Guntars’ fish as a new record because BRFC protocol requires there to be at least one witness to the weighing of a potential record fish. Unfortunately, Guntars was fishing alone when he caught his magnificent bass and although he made a video recording of the weighing of the fish, the committee reluctantly concluded it could not set a precedent by breaking its own rule. However, the committee unanimously acknowledges the validity of Guntars’ claim and all agree that this is a fabulous fish and a truly exceptional capture. As a result of its deliberations over Guntars’ claim the BRFC will now consider putting in place protocol to permit the submission of video evidence of the capture and/or weighing of a potential record fish if no witness can be available. This will take careful consideration and the committee decided it could not apply such a change retrospectively, so Guntars’ fish will be recorded on the BRFC’s Notable Fish List. After scrutinisation of the scales test and allowing for deduction of the weight of the towel used as a sling to weigh the fish, the committee agreed to record a weight of 21lb 5oz for this remarkable bass. [ATTACH=full]166493[/ATTACH] [B]Matt Atkins’ Perch[/B] [I](Perca fluviatilis)[/I]. The committee was unable to arrive at a definitive ratified weight for Matt’s tremendous perch. The committee has asked Matt to provide more precise scales test results to enable it to verify the correct weight to attribute to Matt’s fish. The Committee would like to remind anglers that in the event of the capture of a potential record fish, the captor should first contact the British Record (rod-caught) Fish Committee without delay. Captors of potential record fish should contact the Secretary, Nick Simmonds, at the Angling Trust, on 01568 620447 or by email at [EMAIL='brfc@anglingtrust.net'][U]brfc@anglingtrust.net[/U][/EMAIL] Nick will record the details of the capture and advise the claimant on progressing the claim. More information about what to do if you catch a record fish can be found on the [URL='https://anglingtrust.net/news/record-fish/'][U]BRFC web pages[/U][/URL] The post [URL='https://anglingtrust.net/2020/12/07/three-new-british-record-fish-ratified-by-committee/']Three new British record fish ratified by committee[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://anglingtrust.net']Angling Trust[/URL]. [url="https://anglingtrust.net/2020/12/07/three-new-british-record-fish-ratified-by-committee/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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