SEA ANGLING LIAISON COMMITTEE
OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
(SALC)

Established in 1977 to co-ordinate the views of sea anglers

The Sea Angling Liaison Committee of Great Britain and Ireland is made up of representatives from the English (NFSA), Irish (IFSA), Scottish (SFSA) and Welsh (WFSA) Federations' of Sea Anglers.  It was established in 1977 and its present chairman is Mr Hugh O'Rorke.

SALC's terms of reference are to be responsible for the collating and representing the views of the recognised governing bodies of sea angling in the United Kingdom and Ireland.  Its aims and objectives are to represent the views of sea anglers in the United Kingdom and Ireland on any appropriate national or international sea angling or sea fisheries issues to any organisations or individuals to whom representation should be made; to liaise with other national sea angling organisations of other countries and to promote such liaison and cooperation; also to advise on any sea angling or sea fishing issues.

The committee was initially serviced by the National Anglers' Council until its demise in 1992 when this responsibility was transferred to the NFSA, and Mr David Rowe is the current Secretary.  SALC is funded by annual contributions from the member federations.

Issues over the years include:

• Common Fisheries Policy

• Bait digging issues at Budle Bay & Lindesfarne

• Monofilament nets

• Bass conservation

• The change in legislation to establish derogations in the legislation for the need for licences for the Eel.

• Artifical reefs

• Coordinate the Home Boat and Shore International Competitions

• Code of Practice for the safe operation of charter boats in the UK

• Lobbying CIPS, FIPS-M on conservation measures for International competitions

• Development of Junior Programme within the Home Nations International calendar to encourage junior anglers to the sport.

Contact addresses of the Four Member Nations are:

	ENGLAND	National Federation of Sea Anglers Head Office Level 5 Hamlyn House Mardle Way, Buckfastleigh Devon, TQ11 0NS Tel: 01364 644643 Fax: 01364 644486 E-mail: ho@nfsa.org.uk
	SCOTLAND	Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers Administration Officer Caledonia House South Gyle Edinburgh, EH12 9DG Tel: 0131 317 7192
	WALES	Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers Hon Sec - Mr C Doyle 23 Park Road Bargoed Mid Glamorgan, CF81 8SQ Tel: 01443 831684
	IRELAND	Irish Federation of Sea Anglers Hon Sec - Mr H O'Rorke 67 Windsor Drive Monkstown Co Dublin, EIRE Tel: 0103531 2806901