{"id":54553,"date":"2015-03-02T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T12:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=5cc6913631639c11781a73f10d0e3a14"},"modified":"2015-03-02T12:18:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T12:18:45","slug":"press-release-environment-agency-unveils-new-rod-licence-images-to-promote-legal-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=54553","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Environment Agency unveils new rod licence images to promote legal fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Designed by renowned angling and wildlife artist, David Miller, the new rod licences go on sale today (Monday 2 March). The image on this year\u2019s coarse fishing rod licence is a crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and the non-coarse is a salmon (Salmo salar). Last year David\u2019s artwork featured on a range of sustainable fish stamps for the Royal Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Chare, head of fisheries at the Environment Agency, said: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRod licence income is used to protect and improve fish stocks and fisheries for the benefit of anglers. We want more people to go fishing this year and everyone who does will need one of these licences. We\u2019re delighted to see David\u2019s stunning designs yet again which promote the beauty of our natural environment and encourage people to give fishing a go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Miller, the artist who designed the rod licence, said: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesigning this year\u2019s rod licence combines 2 of my passions: fishing and art. The Environment Agency does a fantastic job and I\u2019m proud to be supporting rod licence sales with my artwork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At \u00a327 for coarse fishing and non-migratory trout, or \u00a372 to also fish for salmon and sea trout, the annual licence is great value for money. There are flexible options to choose from too: a 1-day or 8-day licence or the full season. There are also junior and concession options. <\/p>\n<p>You can buy a rod licence online from the Post Office <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.postoffice.co.uk\/rod-fishing-licence\">here<\/a>, at your local Post Office or by phoning 0344 800 5386. <\/p>\n<p>Buying a rod licence online from the Post Office website is easy, and saves both time and administration costs, meaning that more of the income can be spent on improving fish stocks and fishing. Always ensure that you buy direct from the Post Office because there are some unofficial websites which charge a handling fee. <\/p>\n<p>Anyone fishing illegally is cheating other licence paying anglers, can expect to be prosecuted and face a substantial fine. In 2013\/ 2014 the Environment Agency checked 80,000 rod licences and prosecuted 2,795 anglers for fishing without a licence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environment Agency unveils new designs by renowned angling and wildlife artist, David Miller for this year\u2019s rod licences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}